Mortality Rates in Femoral Neck Fractures Treated With Arthroplasty in South Africa.

Jacobus D JordaanMarilize Cornelle Burger Shafique JakoetMuhammad Ahmed ManjraJohan Charilaou

Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2022)

Mortality rates after femur neck fracture arthroplasty in South Africa are slightly higher at 1 year compared to international data. However, the rates are comparably low during hospital stay, 30 day and at 6 months post-surgical intervals.

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