Session I - Geriatrics Thursday, October 20, 2005

Primary Total Hip Replacement or Secondary Total Hip Replacement after Failed Internal Fixation of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients: Are There Differences in Outcome?

Richard Blomfeldt, MD; Sari Ponzer, MD; Hans Törnkvist, MD;

Jan Tidermark, MD; (all authors a-Trygg-Hansa Insurance Company,

Swedish Orthopaedic Association, Stockhold County Council)

Stockholm Soder Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Stockholm, Sweden

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Thurs., 10/20/05 Geriatrics, Paper #2, 3:06 pm

·A Four-year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Internal Fixation with Total Hip Replacement in Elderly Patients with Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures

Richard Blomfeldt, MD; Sari Ponzer, MD; Hans Törnkvist, MD;

Jan Tidermark, MD; (all authors a-Trygg-Hansa Insurance Company,

Swedish Orthopaedic Association, Stockhold County Council)

Stockholm Soder Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Stockholm, Sweden

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Thurs., 10/20/05 Geriatrics, Paper #3, 3:12 pm

Medium-term Results after Operative Treatment of Acetabular Fractures in Elderly Patients

Thomas C. Stoll, MD¹; John T. Gorczyca, MD¹; Arthur L. Malkani, MD²;

Kevin J. Pugh, MD³; (n-all authors)

¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;

²University of Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA;

³Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Thurs., 10/20/05 Geriatrics, Paper #4, 3:28 pm

Alendronate Improves Screw Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone: A Clinical Study of Pertrochanteric Fractures

Antonio Moroni, MD; Cesare Faldini, MD; Amy M. Hoang-Kim;

Francesco Pegreffi, MD; Sandro Giannini, MD; (n-all authors)

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bologna,

Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

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