Cemented versus uncemented total hip replacement for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients: a retrospective, multicentre study with a mean 5-year follow-up

Table 3 Long-term follow-up: prosthesis-related complications

Variable, n (%)	CTR^a (n = 132)	UTR^b (n = 136)	p value
Prosthesis revision	10 (7.6)	23 (16.9)	0.020*^,c
Prosthesis loosening	13 (9.8)	27 (19.9)	0.022*^,c
Periprosthetic fracture	7 (5.3)	18 (13.2)	0.026*^,c
Dislocation	6 (4.5)	9 (6.6)	0.461^c
Femoral nerve palsy	3 (2.3)	4 (2.9)	0.732^c
Insufferable hip pain	6 (4.5)	7 (5.1)	0.819^c
Thrombotic events	2 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	0.242^c
Heterotopic ossification	25 (18.9)	23 (16.9)	0.665^c

CTR cemented total hip replacement, UTR uncemented total hip replacement, HHS Harris hip score
^aExeter Universal stem combined with the All-poly cup (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ)
^bTaperloc stem (Biomet, Warsaw, IN) combined with a ram-extruded bar stock polyethylene cup (GUR 415; Hoechst Celanese Corp, Houston, TX)
^cAnalysed using the chi-square test
*Statistically significant values

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