Treatment of femoral neck fractures of old aged patients with replacement of artificial femoral head secured with cement / 中华创伤骨科杂志

Objective To discuss the curative effects of replacement of artificial femoral secured with cement in old aged patients with femoral neck fractures. Methods 131 cases (101 fresh and 30 obsolete; 23 type Ⅱ, 62 type Ⅲ, 46 type IV by Garden typing) were replaced with artificial femoral head secured with cement by a Gibson approach, and were injected with medicine to avoid venous thrombus. Results All cases were followed up for 0.5～8 years. The excellent and good rate was 96.4%. Conclusions The replacement of artificial femoral head secured with cement is suitable for old aged patients, because it is convenient and the patients can recover fast after the operation.