Displaced intracapsular neck of femur fractures in the elderly: Bipolar hemiarthroplasty may be the treatment of choice; a case control study

Management of the mobile elderly patient who sustains an intra-capsular neck of femur fracture remains controversial. Current evidence is mixed as to whether total hip arthroplasty (THA), which confers higher surgical and dislocation risk, is significantly superior in function and in reduced rates of reoperation when compared to bipolar hemi-arthroplasty.