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Materials and Methods: This prospective, single-center case\u2013control study (1:2) included patients \u2265 65 years of age with displaced FNF (Garden 3\u20134) treated with cementless THA. Follow-up lasted a minimum of 2 years. Clinical evaluations included the Harris Hip Score (HHS), Roles and Maudsley satisfaction score, and thigh pain assessment. Radiographic evaluations assessed cup position, osseointegration (Moore signs), radiolucencies (DeLee\u2013Charnley and Gruen zones), subsidence, leg length discrepancy (LLD), and heterotopic ossification. Results: A total of 114 patients were analyzed (38 with SFS versus 76 with CSS). The final follow-up HHS was 87 \u00b1 2.7 (SFS) and 88 \u00b1 2.5 (CSS) (p = 0.231), and satisfaction was excellent in nearly all patients in both groups. Thigh pain was rare and resolved by final follow-up in all SFS patients, and no radiographic loosening was observed. Early subsidence (\u22643 mm) occurred in two SFSs and three CSSs without progression, while LLD &lt; 1 cm was present in three SFS and eight CSS cases. No implant-related revisions occurred, and complication rates were low and comparable. Conclusions: Short femoral stems provided clinical and radiographic outcomes equivalent to those of conventional stems in elderly FNF patients treated with cementless THA. Short stems appear to be a safe and effective option in this population, and further studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm their durability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62010126","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,8]],"date-time":"2026-01-08T09:01:29Z","timestamp":1767862889000},"page":"126","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Short Femoral Stem Performance in Femoral Hip Fracture: Clinical and Radiological Evaluation and Comparative Study of Patients Older than 65 Years"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Daniel","family":"Godoy-Monzon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital San Rafael, Diego Arias 2, 11002 Cadiz, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jose Manuel","family":"Pascual Espinosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital San Rafael, Diego Arias 2, 11002 Cadiz, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Patricio","family":"Telesca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital San Rafael, Diego Arias 2, 11002 Cadiz, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1508","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)60457-7","article-title":"The operation of the century: Total hip replacement","volume":"370","author":"Learmonth","year":"2007","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"179","DOI":"10.5371\/hp.2019.31.4.179","article-title":"Total Hip Arthroplasty: Past, Present, and Future. 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