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Table 1 Baseline data for all patients included (n = 137)

From: The vertical hip fracture – a treatment challenge. A cohort study with an up to 9 year follow-up of 137 consecutive hips treated with sliding hip screw and antirotation screw

Age median (range)

82.9 (29–98)

Gender n (%)

 Female

77 (56)

 Male

60 (44)

Cognitive dysfunction n (%)

 No

111 (81)

 Yes

26 (19)

ASA class n (%)

 1 2

42 (31)

 3-4

95 (69)

Primary fracture type n (%)

 Basicervical

93 (68)

 Pauwels type 3

44 (32)

Implant n (%)

 2-hole plate SHS and ARS

120 (88)

 4-hole plate SHS and ARS

17 (12)

  1. SHS = sliding hip screw.
  2. ARS = anti rotation screw.