BACKGROUND Mortality following hip hemiarthroplasty is in the range of 10-40% in the first year, with much attributed to post-operative complications. One such complication is surgical site infection (SSI), which at the start of this trial affected 4.68% of patients in the UK having this operation. Compared to SSI rates of elective hip surgery, at less than 1%, this figure is elevated. The aim ...

Background: Proximal humerus fractures are 5% of all and 80% in elderly. Arthroplasty is generally reserved for comminuted Neer”s 3 or 4 part fractures, head split fracture with significant underlying arthritic changes. The aim the study to analyse clinical, radiological functional outcome shoulder hemiarthroplasty non-salvageable proximal fracture.Materials Methods: This prospective was carrie...

The aim of this study was to analyse the functional outcome after a displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck in active patients aged over 70 years without osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis of the hip, randomised to receive either a hemiarthroplasty or a total hip replacement (THR). We studied 252 patients of whom 47 (19%) were men, with a mean age of 81.1 years (70.2 to 95.6). ...

BACKGROUND Reported outcomes of shoulder hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures have been poor due to tuberosity non-union or rotator cuff disruption. Newer designs provide features to allow secure tuberosity apposition and stabilisation. To evaluate the outcomes of a shoulder hemiarthroplasty system with "tuberosity friendly" features in the treatment of multi-fragmentary proximal hum...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is very little information on the cost of different treatments for femoral neck fractures. We assessed whether total hospital and societal costs of treatment of elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fractures differ between patients operated with internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty. METHODS 222 patients (mean age 83 years, 165 women (74%)) who had been ra...

Background and purpose - Hemiarthroplasty is the most common treatment in elderly patients with displaced femoral neck fracture. Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a feared complication. The infection rate varies in the literature, and there are limited descriptive data available. We investigated the characteristics and outcome of PJI following hemiarthroplasty over a 15-year period. Patients ...

Despite an increasing number of patients with metastatic bone disease (MBD), minimal data exist regarding outcomes of patients undergoing prophylactic femoral fixation for MBD when compared with other frequently performed orthopedic operations, such as hemiarthroplasty of the femur. The authors performed a retrospective database review evaluating these procedures due to similar operative times ...

BACKGROUND Unstable intertrochanteric fractures remain a challenging problem in elderly individuals due to high failure rates associated with internal fixation. Hemiarthroplasty is one treatment option for intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the reliability of cementless and cemented hemiarthroplasty for unstable intertrochanteric f...