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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 91-B, Issue 7, 851-854.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.22617  
Copyright © 2009 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
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Mitigating surgical risk in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty for fractures of the proximal femur

A. J. Timperley, MBChB, FRCS(Ed), DPhil(Oxon), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and S. L. Whitehouse, BSc(Hons), PhD, Biostatistician/Research Fellow2

1 Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.
2 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4032, Australia.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr A. J. Timperley; email: jtimperley{at}mac.com

Recently the National Patient Safety Agency in the United Kingdom published a report entitled "Mitigating surgical risk in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty for fractures of the proximal femur". A total of 26 deaths had been reported to them when cement was used at hemiarthroplasty between October 2003 and October 2008. This paper considers the evidence for using cement fixation of a hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of hip fractures.




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Cementing the evidence to deliver safer patient care
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J Bone Joint Surg Br Online, 7 Aug 2009 [Full text]

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