Why the study?
Does cementing the femoral component increase the risk of peri-operative mortality for patients having replacement surgery for a fracture of the neck of femur?
Population
16,496 patients from 129 hospitals in the United Kingdom who had undergone either hemiarthroplasty or total…
Comparison
Cementing the femoral component during hip… vs Uncemented femoral component (implied)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
peri-operative (at discharge)
Authors
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May support cemented femoral fixation in hip fracture arthroplasty despite mortality concerns; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Does cementing the femoral component increase the risk of peri-operative mortality for patients having replacement surgery for a fracture of the neck of femur?
Cementing the femoral component during hip replacement for proximal femur fracture is associated with a small survival benefit, challenging concerns of increased peri-operative mortality.
Costa et al. (2011) studied this question.
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