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Table 3 Number of complications referring to age

From: Results of 167 consecutive cases of acetabular fractures using the Kocher-Langenbeck approach: a case series

 

Patients

Up to 40 years

Between 40 and 60 years

At least 60 years

Number of patients

87

57

23

Infection

1 (1.1%)

3 (5.3%)

4 (17.4%)

Nerve damage

16 (18.4%)

7 (12.3%)

2 (8.7%)

Revision surgery

1 (1.1%)

4 (7.0%)

5 (21.7%)

THA

4 (4.6%)

6 (10.5%)

7 (30.4%)

AVN

2 (2.3%)

3 (5.3%)

4 (17.4%)

Postraumatic arthritis

9 (10.3%)

16 (28.1%)

11 (47.8%)

Hemorrhagic shock

11 (12.6%)

10 (17.5%)

5 (21.7%)

  1. Words and figures in italics indicate significant differences among the groups