In the case of a 70-year-old lady with an intracapsular fracture of the neck of femur, the ideal treatment would be -: (A) Closed traction, (B) Hemiarthropalsty, (C) Internal fixation with nail, (D) Internal fixation with nail and plate
Answer is B. Treatment of choice in patients 70 years or above is arthroplasty; either hemiarthroplasty (if no pre-existing arthritis) or total hip replacement (if pre-existing arthritis is present).