Early mortality and morbidity after total hip arthroplasty in patients with femoral neck fracture: A nationwide study of 24,699 cases and 118,518 matched controls

Background and purpose — Early postoperative mortality is relatively high after total hip arthroplasty (THA) that has been performed due to femoral neck fracture. However, this has rarely been investigated after adjustment for medical comorbidity and comparison with the mortality in an age-matched p...

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Main Authors: Nils P Hailer, Anne Garland, Cecilia Rogmark, Göran Garellick, Johan Kärrholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-11-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1234869