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Table 3 Complications after total hip arthroplasty in the two groups

From: Salvage total hip arthroplasty after failed internal fixation for proximal femur and acetabular fractures

 

THA after fixation failure (n = 105) (%)

Primary THA (n = 210) (%)

p value

Persistent hip pain

75 (71.4)

146 (69.5)

0.728

Prosthetic dislocation

10 (9.5)

4 (1.9)

0.002*

Wound poor healing

3 (2.9)

6 (2.9)

1

Superficial infection

1 (1)

0 (0)

0.157

Deep infection

4 (3.8)

3 (1.4)

0.177

Reoperation

11 (10.5)

8 (3.8)

0.019*

THA revision

6 (5.7)

1 (0.5)

0.003*

  1. Persistent hip pain, prosthetic dislocation, superficial infection, deep infection, poor wound healing, reoperation, readmission, and THA revision were expressed as numbers (percentages)
  2. Persistent hip pain was defined as still having significant hip pain 3 months after THA that needed medication for pain control
  3. Fisher’s test for all data
  4. *p < 0.05
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X