Association of Surgical Approach with Intraoperative Femoral Fracture Patterns During Cementless Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture

Background/Objective: Intraoperative femoral fractures during cementless hemiarthroplasty may present with distinct anatomical patterns. We examined whether surgical approach was associated with greater trochanteric versus stem-stable periprosthetic fracture patterns in older patients with osteoporotic-type femoral morphology; stem geometry was evaluated as an additional implant-related factor.