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Objective To investigate the mid-term efficacy and complications of bone cement or biotype hemiarthroplasty for the femoral neck fracture in the elderly patients.Methods From January 2011 to January 2014,sixty-seven elderly patients (67 hips) with femoral neck fracture were treated with hemiarthroplasty.All patients were treated with bipolar femoral head prosthesis,and the prosthesis included into bone cement and biologic type,according to the fixation of the femoral stem.The 3 year postoperative Harris score and surgeryrelated complications (joint dislocation,prosthesis loosening,acetabular subsidence,and mortality) were evaluated.Results All patients were followed up for 3 years.The excellent and good rate of Harris score was 87.1％ (27/31) in the bone cement group and 80.6％ (25/31) in the cementless group (X2 =0.47,P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in the complications between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion The hemiarthroplasty is an effective and safe methodfor the treatment of femoral neck fracture in the elderly.The key to achieve excellent results is to choose the femoral prosthesis based on the preoperative planning and operation.
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Objective To explore the clinical results of minimally invasive therapy for femoral intertrochanteric fractures with proximal femoral nail anti-rotation(PFNA) in 25 elderly patients.Methods A total of 25 patients with intertrochanteric fractures were treated by PFNA in our hospital from February 2007 to June 2008.The patients received close reduction and minimal invasive operation.Based upon the Tronzo-Evans classification,type Ⅰ fractures were diagnosed in 2 cases,type Ⅱ fractures in 2 cases,type Ⅲ in 16,and type Ⅳ in 5.Results The mean operation time in this series was 50.3 min(30-70 min),an the mean intraoperative blood loss was 100.2 ml(70-200 ml).All the 25 patients completed a follow-up of 3 to 12 months(average time 7.1 months),during which all the fractures healed in 10 to 14 weeks with a mean of 11 weeks,without occurrence of varus deformity,hardware loosening or hardware cutting.According to the Harris Hip Score,20 cases achieved excellent results,4 were good,and 1 was fair. Conclusions It is a reliable and ideal method to treat intertrochanteric fractures with PFNA in elderly patients,for the procedure is convenient and minimally invasive,resulting in firm fixation,less blood loss,short operation time,and high healing rate.