The clinical evidence behind the current implants used for proximal femoral fractures is weak considering the number of implants used worldwide .
Sporadic evaluation is not sufficient to identify long term problems .
INTRODUCTION Evaluation of the long-term performance of  implants used in trauma surgery relies on post-marked clinical studies since no registry based implant assessment exists .
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the evidence of performance of implants  currently used for treating proximal femoral fractures ( PFF ) in Denmark .
Comparison of outcomes following uncemented hemiarthroplasty and dynamic hip screw in the treatment of displaced subcapital hip fractures in patients aged greater than 70 years.
As health care costs increase , evaluating treatment methods in femoral neck fractures to determine the most effective treatment paradigm will become increasingly important . The current study compared two methods of treatment in similar cohorts of displaced femoral neck fractures . One hundred and twenty two patients were r and omly assigned to two groups : In Group A , 62 patients were treated with a hemiarthroplasty .  In group B , 60 patients were treated with dynamic screw fixation .  Patients were evaluated at a minimum 3 year follow-up . Using the Matta functional hip score , 42 % of group A and 70 % of group B had good to excellent results . This difference was significant ( p = 0.004 ) . A significant agreement between physician assessment using the Matta score , and patient perception of outcome using the SF-36 scale was demonstrated ( r = 0.64 ) . No statistical difference between groups for revision surgery existed . Both physician based and patient based outcome scores favour retention and internal fixation of the femoral head in this cohort of patients at a short-term follow-up
The clinical evidence behind the current implants used for proximal femoral fractures is weak considering the number of implants used worldwide .
Sporadic evaluation is not sufficient to identify long term problems .
INTRODUCTION Evaluation of the long-term performance of  implants used in trauma surgery relies on post-marked clinical studies since no registry based implant assessment exists .
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the evidence of performance of implants  currently used for treating proximal femoral fractures ( PFF ) in Denmark .