TY - JOUR AU - Tsai, Ming-Che AU - Ng, Yee-Yung AU - Chen, Wei-Ming AU - Tsai, Shang-Wen AU - Wu, Shiao-Chi PY - 2019 DA - 2019/12/27 TI - The effects of cement fixation on survival in elderly patients with hip hemiarthroplasty: a nationwide cohort study JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 628 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Hip hemiarthroplasty (HHA) is a common treatment for hip fractures in the elderly population. Because of the fatal effects of bone cement implantation syndrome, the safety of cement utilization to enhance implant firmness in the femur is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the postoperative survival of elderly patients receiving HHA with and without cement fixation. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3013-2 DO - 10.1186/s12891-019-3013-2 ID - Tsai2019 ER -