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Unipolar or bipolar prosthesis for the displaced intracapsular hip fracture? An unanswered question
1Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|September 5, 1998
Abstract:
Modular bipolar prostheses were developed to address the problems of loosening, cartilage wear, and protrusio which were seen with single unit endoprostheses. Modular unipolar prostheses address many of these problems and are significantly less expensive than the bipolar prosthesis. Recent data suggest that use of the modular unipolar prosthesis is indicated in elderly patients with low demands.