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Table 4 Vancouver B2 fracture pattern in cemented and uncemented stems

From: Periprosthetic proximal femoral fractures in cemented and uncemented stems according to Vancouver classification: observation of a new fracture pattern

Fracture pattern

Cemented, N = 84

Uncemented, N = 88

p value

Burst

18

2

< 0.0001

Clamshell

1

30

< 0.0001

Reverse clamshell

7

12

0.3336

Spiral

18

7

0.0165