Correlation factor and curative effect evaluation of hip arthroplasty following femoral neck fracture / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical outcome of hip arthroplasty following femoral neck fracture.Methods Sixty-one cases of femoral neck fracture were treated by hip arthmplasty from January 2000 to April 2008,and their complete data were available,whose age ranged from 36 to 90 years old,mean age(71.5±14.7)years old.The group comprised 21 men and 40 women.Results Clinical follow-up ranged from 3 months to 8 years.The Harris hip score improved from(17.5±8.4)scores pre-operatively to(78.1±8.5)scores post-operatively,and the average leg-length discrepancy decreased from(2.52±1.09)cm pre-operatively to(0.81±0.73)cm post-operatively.The differences between pre-operative data and post-operative data were significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Hip arthroplasty is an ideal procedure for old femoral neck fracture in elderly patients or those who followed failed previous treatment.