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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Hip fracture surgery type impacts future fracture risk

Patients with a primary proximal femoral fracture who undergo closed reduction and percutaneous pinning have a significantly increased risk of subsequent contralateral hip fracture compared with those who undergo arthroplasty, according to a study published in the March 7 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. MedicalXpress

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