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Table 2 Comparison of complications of the two groups

From: Inferior calcar buttress reduction pattern for displaced femoral neck fractures in young adults: a preliminary report and an effective alternative

Item

Group 1 (n = 30)

Group 2 (n = 16)

p

Complications

6 (20%)

1 (6.3%)

0.216

 Displacement to varus (> 10°)

3 (10%)

1 (6.3%)

/

 Shortening (> 5 mm)

3 (10%)

1 (6.3%)

/

 Nonunion

2 (6.7%)

0

/

 Early failure

1 (3.3%)

0

/

 AVN

1 (3.3%)

0

/

Conversion to prosthetic replacement

4 (13.3%)

0

0.168