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Table 3 Outcomes in the acceptable reduction group according to Pauwels’ classification

From: Suboptimal outcomes after closed reduction and internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures in middle-aged patients: is internal fixation adequate in this age group?

 

Optimal outcomes

Complications

Pauwels’ I

0

4 (100%)

Pauwels’ II

10 (34.5%)*

19 (65.5%)

Pauwels’ III

1 (5.8%)

16 (94.2%)a

  1. *The odds ratio for optimal outcomes in the Pauwels’ II group was 8.57 (p = 0.025 using Fisher’s exact test)
  2. aNote the high complication rate in the Pauwels’ III group
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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