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- Title
Complications following hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in the absence of routine follow-up.
- Authors
Chaplin, V K; Matharu, G S; Knebel, R W C
- Abstract
Hemiarthroplasty is the most commonly performed surgery for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures. At present, it is not routine practice to follow up these patients despite the risk of all the complications associated with arthroplasty. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and nature of complications occurring following hemiarthroplasty that re-presented to this centre in the absence of routine postoperative follow-up.
- Publication
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2013, Vol 95, Issue 4, p271
- ISSN
1478-7083
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1308/003588413X13511609958334