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Introduction Hip fractures are common orthopaedic injuries with an estimated 60 000 to 75 000 cases each year in the United Kingdom, at an estimated annual cost of £2 billion to the NHS. This cost is growing due to the increase in the ageing
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Introduction The burden of fragility fractures is on the rise due to the rapid increase in the ageing population. 1 – 4 Approximately 1.6 million hip fracture cases are reported worldwide each year and the number is projected to climb to
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fractures around a hip arthroplasty (THA) represent the most common periprosthetic fractures. Their contemporary management is mostly surgical and is considered technically challenging. Effective management of these injuries requires both trauma and
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Introduction Sliding hip screw devices were developed in the middle of the 20th century and gained popularity for surgical fixation of proximal femoral fractures in the late 1980s. 1 The latest versions of these implants, such as the
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Introduction Each year over 300,000 people over 65 years old sustain a hip fracture in the USA. 1 In 2017, 67,000 people older than 60 years old presented with neck of femur fracture (NOF) in the United Kingdom. 2 The expected
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Introduction Fractures of the femoral head are severe, but uncommon, injuries of the proximal femur, which typically occur after posterior dislocation of the hip joint. 1 – 3 In 1869, Birkett was the first to discover and document femoral
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Introduction Approximately 77 000 proximal hip fractures occur in the United Kingdom annually, accounting for 1.5 million bed-days, at an inpatient cost of £2 billion. 1 , 2 The majority of them (65 000) occur in England, with a median
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Introduction Fractures of the femoral neck are common in the elderly and can significantly increase mortality, decrease mobility and increase the health cost. 1 , 2 They account for nearly 50% of hip fractures. 3 Treatment options
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accepted surgical therapies using various types of hip arthroplasty or gamma-nailing ( 9 , 10 , 11 ). In the elderly population, acetabular fractures are common and represent 20% of osteoporotic pelvic fractures ( 12 ). Nowadays, many different treatment
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that each of these factors must be considered when formulating the treatment plan. The goal of the treatment is to reconstitute the hip joint to provide a stable, painless construct capable of rapidly recovering its pre-injury level of function. 4
