Decreasing mortality after femoral neck fracture treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty during the last twenty years.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate trends over time in the mortality of elderly patients after femoral neck fractures treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty.

Methods: Altogether 487 cases of femoral neck fracture treated with bipolar hemiarthroplasty were observed during a 20-year period. Mortality rates were calculated for five years postoperatively.

Recovery after hip fractures: influence of bipolar hemiarthroplasty on physical disability and social dependency in the elderly.

Surgical treatment of femoral neck fractures is associated with a significant impact on quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term influence of displaced femoral neck fractures treated by bipolar hemiarthroplasty on the activities of daily living, quality of life and social dependency. We studied 487 geriatric patients treated in the years 1989 to 2003.

Is there a need of custom-made prostheses for total hip arthroplasty? Gait analysis, clinical and radiographic analysis of customized femoral components.

Introduction: Custom-made prosthesis in primary hip arthroplasty based on the concept of a better press-fitting to reach superior clinical results in comparison to conventional implants. Mid-term results provide a more complete picture with respect to gait and electromyographic analyses.

Materials And Methods: The custom-made femoral component (Adaptiva) was implanted in 24 hips and compared to 23 hips with a conventional implant (Alloclassic-SL).