Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Medicare recipients who had periprosthetic fracture or no fracture in 2006–2008 following primary THR in 1995-1996
Characteristic | Status in 2006-2008 | |
|---|---|---|
Periprosthetic fracture (N = 215) | No fracture (N = 31,443) | |
Age in 2006 | ||
75-80 (%) | 81 (38%) | 12,548 (40%) |
> 80 (%) | 134 (62%) | 18,895 (60%) |
Sex | ||
Female (%) | 139 (65%) | 20,887 (66%) |
Male (%) | 76 (35%) | 10,556 (34%) |
Race | ||
White (%) | 208 (98%) | 29,556 (95%) |
Non-white (%)* | 5 (2%) | 1,601 (5%) |
Mean number of hospitalizations in 1995–2006 (range) | 3.5 (0–20) | 3.4 (0–43) |
Mean number of hip or knee replacements after index THR and before 2006 | 0.49 (0–3) | 0.38 (0–4) |