Publications by authors named "Pablo Fernandez-Villacanas"
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the effectiveness of internal fixation (IF) and hemiarthroplasty (HA) in treating non-displaced femoral neck fractures in patients over 65, focusing on surgical aggression, mortality, complications, and walking recovery after one year.
- Results indicate that IF leads to lower surgical aggression with shorter surgical times and less need for blood transfusion; however, HA has a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate.
- Overall, while there are no major differences in long-term mortality or medical complications between the two methods, specific surgical complications vary, with higher rates of dislocations and periprosthetic fractures in HA, and fixation failures in IF.
