Cement augmentation for trochanteric femur fractures: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and observational studies.

<h4>Introduction</h4>To date, it is unclear what the clinical benefit of cement augmentation in fixation for trochanteric fractures is. The aim of this meta-analysis is to compare cement augmentation to no augmentation in fixation of trochanteric femur fractures in the elderly patients (...

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Main Authors: Ingmar F Rompen, Matthias Knobe, Bjoern-Christian Link, Frank J P Beeres, Ralf Baumgaertner, Nadine Diwersi, Filippo Migliorini, Sven Nebelung, Reto Babst, Bryan J M van de Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251894