Cemented versus cementless hemiarthroplasty for a displaced fracture of the femoral neck

What is it about?

Controversy exists whether cemented or cementless hemiarthroplasty of the hip yields best clinical outcome and has fewest complications in the treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures. This is the first systematic review with meta-analysis on this topic including exclusively current generation hip stems and solely based on radomized controlled trials. We show that current generation cemented stems seem to be a safer option resulting in fewer implant-related complications and similar mortality compared to current generation cementless stems.

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