Older Patients Undergoing Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty Face a Higher Risk of Intraoperative Fractures and Longer Hospital Stays on Delayed Surgery After Injury

Older Patients Undergoing Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty Face a Higher Risk of Intraoperative Fractures and Longer Hospital Stays on Delayed Surgery After Injury

Background:. Intraoperative fractures are a significant complication of bipolar hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures in older patients. Femoral geometry classified as Dorr C is associated with a high risk of intraoperative fractures when a cementless stem is used. However, the impact of the duration f...

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Main Authors: Hirotaka Kawakami, MD, PhD, Hiromi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Junichi Kamizono, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Sawazono, MD, Yoshitaka Yamashita, MD, Yusuke Fujimoto, MD, PhD, Noboru Taniguchi, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-09-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.25.00014
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