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8636172

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
We performed a randomised prospective trial to compare a cemented unipolar prosthesis (Thompson) with a cemented bipolar prosthesis (Monk) in the treatment of displaced intracapsular fractures of the hip in patients over 80 years of age. Patients with a mental test score of less than 5/13 were excluded but the mortality was still about 30% at one year in both groups. We therefore feel that subjective criteria such as the level of pain and the return to the preinjury state are of paramount importance. Two years after operation there was no statistical difference between the rate of complications in the two groups. After adjusting for confounding factors such as differences in the level of function before injury between the groups, the degree of return to the preinjury state was significantly greater (p = 0.04) when using the unipolar prosthesis, which is one-quarter of the price of the bipolar. We cannot therefore justify the use of an expensive bipolar prosthesis in patients over 80 years of age.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Unipolar or bipolar prosthesis for displaced intracapsular hip fracture in octogenarians: a randomised prospective study.
pubmed:affiliation
Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial