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Original Article

Bipolar versus fixed-head hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients

Mostafa Abdelkhalek, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ayman M. Ali

Keywords : Femoral neck fractures, Hip prosthesis, Arthroplasty

Citation Information : Abdelkhalek M, Abdelwahab M, Ali AM. Bipolar versus fixed-head hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. 2011; 6 (1):1-6.

DOI: 10.1007/s11751-010-0100-1

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 01-01-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Between 2002 and 2007, fifty elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures were treated with hip replacement at Emergency Hospital, Mansoura University. Patients were randomly selected, 25 patients had either cemented or cementless bipolar prosthesis, and another 25 patients had either cemented or cementless fixed-head prosthesis. There were 34 women and 16 men with an average age of 63.5 years (range between 55 and 72 years). All patients were followed up both clinically and radiologically for an average 4.4 years (range between 2 and 6 years). At the final follow-up, the average Harris hip score among the bipolar group was 92 points (range between 72 and 97 points), while the fixed-head group was 84 points (range between 65 and 95 points). Radiologically, joint space narrowing more than 2 mm was found in only 8% (2 patients) among the bipolar group, and in 28% (7 patients) of the fixed-head group. Through the follow-up period, total hip replacement was needed in two cases of the bipolar group and seven cases of the fixed-head group. Bipolar hemiarthroplasty offered a better range of movement with less pain and more stability than the fixed-head hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures.


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