Fig. 9From: A comparison of a short versus a conventional femoral cementless stem in total hip arthroplasty in patients 70 years and older a A preoperative radiograph of the right hip of a 75-year-old man who had femoral neck fracture. b The patient had an intra-operative fracture and was treated by cerclage wire. A radiography at 42 months showed fracture healed without further complication and conventional cementless femoral stem solid fixation in a satisfactory positionBack to article page