Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures With Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty Using a Modified Minimally Invasive Posterior Approach in Patients With Neurological Disorders

Full article available online at Healio.com/Orthopedics. Search: 20120426-15 Bipolar hemiarthroplasty is a useful treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. Although uncommon, dislocation is problematic, particularly in older patients, and those with neurologic disorders are at an increased risk for this complication. Recently, a modified posterior approach to the hip intended to enhance hip joint stability by preserving the short external rotators was described. Therefore, the dislocation rate was compared after bipolar hemiarthroplasty using the modified or standard minimally invasive posterior approach.