Preoperative Use of Clopidogrel Does Not Affect Outcomes for Femoral Neck Fractures Treated With Hemiarthroplasty

Patients taking clopidogrel who present with a displaced femoral neck fracture can safely undergo a hemiarthroplasty while actively on clopidogrel without an increase in medical or surgical complications and mortality. We do not recommend delaying surgical intervention until the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel subside.