Although hemiarthroplasties are an important treatment for femoral neck fractures, the literature does not provide a clear
approach for selecting the implant fixation method. Therefore, we performed a systematic search of the medical literature
and identified 11 prospective and retrospective studies that compared results between cemented and uncemented femoral implant
fixation methods. After independent blind data extraction, we compared variables between cemented and uncemented cohorts using
two different meta-analysis models. Pooled data represented 1632 cemented and 981 uncemented hemiarthroplasties (average age
of patients, 78.9 and 77.5 years, respectively). The average operating room times and blood loss volumes were 95 minutes and
467 mL, respectively, for the cemented and 80 minutes and 338 mL for the uncemented cohorts. Postoperative mortality rates,
overall complications, and pain were similar between the two cohorts. Despite a few potential trends, we found few statistical
differences between cemented and uncemented techniques based on reported outcome measurements. In addition, inspection of
this literature underscored the lack of and need for consistent and standardized reporting of outcome variables regarding
these procedures.
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