Which is the Best Alternative for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly?: A Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 470; no. 6; pp. 1782 - 1791
• Main Authors: Gao, Hongwei, Liu, Zhonghao, Xing, Deguo, Gong, Mingzhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.06.2012; Springer; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Acetabulum; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects; Avascular necrosis; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Conservative Orthopedics; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Dislocation; Embolism; Femoral Neck Fractures - complications; Femoral Neck Fractures - mortality; Femoral Neck Fractures - surgery; Femur; Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects; Fractures; Geriatrics; Hip; Humans; Infection; Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine; Lung; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mortality; Nonunion; Orthopedics; Pain; Reviews; Sports Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Survey; Thrombosis; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Veins; Cochrane Central Register; Fixed Effect Model; Femoral Neck Fracture; Barthel Index; Internal Fixation; Human; Femoral neck; Fracture dislocation; Orthopedics; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Bone; Elderly

Background Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures includes internal fixation and arthroplasty. However, whether arthroplasty or internal fixation is the primary treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients remains a subject for debate. The literature contains conflicting...