Whether hemiarthroplasty is an outdated way of treating displaced femoral neck fractures or if it still has its place when used in certain patients depends on which orthopedist you talk to.

The etiology of hip fractures is multifactorial. The risk factors include female sex and advanced age, [4] Caucasian race,, [5] low body mass, [6] and chronic illnesses. [3] During the last few ...

Soreness on the left side of your neck typically results from injury. But some underlying conditions can cause neck pain. Pain on the left side of the neck can be due to any number of causes, from ...

A detailed description of the study population has been previously published. [22] In brief, all 1681 home-dwelling women, born between 1924 and 1927 residing in Oulu, Finland, in November 1997, were ...