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Table 2 Procedures and outcomes in the pre-COVID-19 (PC) and COVID-19 (C) groups

From: The impact of COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of patients with proximal femoral fractures: a multi-centre study of 580 patients

Variable

PC (n = 304)

C (n = 276)

p value

Operation procedure, n (%)

 DHS

75 (24.7)

71 (25.7)

0.770

 Hemiarthroplasty

110 (36.2)

110 (39.9)

0.363

 THR

33 (10.9)

13 (4.7)

0.006

 IM nail

79 (26.0)

55 (19.9)

0.084

 ORIF

0

4 (1.5)

0.035

 CHS

4 (1.3)

8 (2.9)

0.181

 Conservative

3 (1.0)

15 (5.4)

0.002

Time to surgery, h, mean (SD)

34.6 (29.6)

43.7 (34.6)

< 0.001

Length of stay, days, mean (SD)

16.6 (10.6)

15.0 (10.6)

0.025

Mortality, n (%)

25 (8.2)

27 (9.8)

0.7456

  1. DHS dynamic hip screw, THR total hip replacement, IM intramedullary, ORIF open reduction internal fixation, CHS cannulated hip screws, SD standard deviation