User LoginAdmin LoginSubscribe
JBJS Clinical Classroom Logo

The JBJS Quiz of the Month is a collection of 10 relevant questions from each orthopaedic subspecialty. The questions are drawn from JBJS Clinical Classroom, which houses over 4,500 questions and 3,100 learning resources. Take the Quiz to see how you score against your peers!

NOTE: This quiz does not earn users CME credits. The questions must be answered within Clinical Classroom to earn CME credits.

When performing a hip hemiarthroplasty to treat a displaced subcapital femoral neck fracture in an elderly patient, the use of a cemented stem:
    • Is equivalent to cementless stem in regard to intraoperative or postoperative fracture.
      • Cemented hip hemiarthroplasty is associated with a decreased risk of periprosthetic fracture when compared with cementless hemiarthroplasty.

 

    • Results in a higher rate of subsidence when compared to a cementless stem.
      • There is no clear evidence that there is a difference in overall mortality when comparing cemented and cementless stems for hip hemiarthroplasty.

 

    • Reduces the risk of mortality when compared to a cementless stem.
      • Cementless stems have a higher rate of subsidence compared with cemented hemiarthroplasty stems.

 

    • Is associated with a 10-fold lower risk of intraoperative or postoperative fracture.
      • Cemented hip hemiarthroplasty is associated with a decreased risk of periprosthetic fracture when compared with cementless hemiarthroplasty.

 

 

Menu