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Background The femoral neck fracture is one of the most common fractures in the elderly. A variety of methods and approaches are used to treat it. Total hip arthroplasty is a preferred approach in independent, mobile, elderly patients, given its more favorable long-term outcome. Our hypothesis is that the direct anterior approach in geriatric trauma patients has a lower dislocation-rate with...