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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 105-B, Issue SUPP_17 | Pages 5 - 5
24 Nov 2023
INFECTION AFTER INTRACAPSULAR FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE: DOES ANTIBIOTIC-LOADED BONE CEMENT REDUCE INFECTION RISK AFTER HEMIARTHROPLASTY AND TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY? DATA FROM THE GERMAN ARTHROPLASTY REGISTRY
Szymski D Walter N Krull P Melsheimer O Grimberg A Alt V Steinbrück A Rupp M
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Aim

The aim of this investigation was to compare risk of infection in both cemented and cementless hemiarthroplasty (HA) as well as total hip arthroplasty (THA) following femoral neck fracture.

Methods

Data collection was performed using the German Arthroplasty Registry (EPRD) In HA and THA following femoral neck fracture fixation method was divided into cemented and cementless protheses and paired according to age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and the Elixhauser score using Mahalanobis distance matching.