Medicine
Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation Versus Arthroplasty in Elderly Patients
Quick fact
In displaced femoral neck fractures, total hip arthroplasty halves the reoperation rate compared to internal fixation, but about 4% of arthroplasties require revision within 10 years, and 6% dislocate.
Why this is interesting
You've just fallen and broken your hip at age 80. The surgeon offers you two very different operations, but why does there even need to be a choice?