articleNew England Journal of MedicineSep 26, 2019BRONZE OA

Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture

THThe HEALTH Investigators
PubMed
Indexed incrossrefdatacitepubmed

Abstract

Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as compared with hemiarthroplasty.

Citation impact

507
total citations
FWCI
48.51
Percentile
100%
References
22
Citations per year

Authors

1
  • TH
    The HEALTH InvestigatorsCorresponding

Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Hip fracture
  • Total hip arthroplasty
  • Medicine
  • Hip arthroplasty
  • Arthroplasty
  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Osteoporosis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gender equality
No related works found for this paper.

Funding