Strain Analysis in Cementless Hip Femoral Prosthesis using the Finite Element Method - Influence of the Variability of the Angular Positioning of the Implant.

 The present study aims to evaluate the influence of different positioning of the hip femoral prosthesis on the stress and strain over this implant.  A femoral prosthesis (Taper - Víncula, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil) was submitted to a stress and strain analysis using the finite element method (FEM) according to the standard. The analysis proposed a branch of the physical test with a +/- 5° angle variation on the standard proposed for α and β variables.

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MORTALITY AND HOSPITALIZATION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HIP FRACTURE.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission and mortality indicators in older adults with fractures of the proximal femur.

Methods: Observational and retrospective study that took place from June 2016 to 2020. Patients of both genders who underwent surgical treatment for fractures of the proximal end of the femur, aged over 60 years, were included.