The Bateman universal proximal femoral (UPF) endoprosthesis has been used in 225 patients for treatment of acute fractures of the femoral neck. In 156 patients with an average follow-up of 29 months and an average age of 79 years, there were no demonstrable advantages over the Moore prosthesis.
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Long et al. (1980) studied this question.