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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S259.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.51.

Comparing total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of hip fracture

Nicholas J Tucker  1 , Atul F Kamath  1
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Editorial

Comparing total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of hip fracture

Nicholas J Tucker et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture.
    HEALTH Investigators; Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Guyatt G, Schemitsch EH, Zura RD, Sprague S, Frihagen F, Guerra-Farfán E, Kleinlugtenbelt YV, Poolman RW, Rangan A, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Walter SD, Devereaux PJ. HEALTH Investigators, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 5;381(23):2199-2208. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1906190. Epub 2019 Sep 26. N Engl J Med. 2019. PMID: 31557429 Clinical Trial.

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