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Cemented Thompson hemiarthroplasty versus cemented Exeter Trauma Stem (ETS) hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular hip fractures: A randomised trial of 200 patients
Injury, 05/24/2012
Parker MJ – The findings suggest that there were no other statistically significant differences in outcomes between the two prostheses.
Methods- Two-hundred patients presenting with a displaced intracapsular fracture of the hip were randomised to receive either a cemented Thompson hemiarthroplasty or a cemented smooth tapered stem hemiarthroplasty (Exeter Trauma Stem).
- All operations were undertaken or directly supervised by one surgeon using the same operative approach.
- Patients were followed up for 1year from injury by a research nurse blinded to the treatment used.
- The smooth tapered stem was felt to present less operative difficulties compared to the Thompson prosthesis.