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Table 2 Surgical details, reasons of failed hemiarthroplasty and types of revision surgery

From: Low rates of all-cause revision in displaced subcapital femoral neck fractures treated with hip hemiarthroplasty - a retrospective review of 4516 patients from a single institute

Implant of Hemiarthroplasty

 Unipolar (Austin-Moore) Hemiarthroplasty

24 (24.2)

 Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty

75 (75.8)

Fixation Technique

 Cementless

72 (72.7)

 Cemented

27 (27.3)

Surgical Approach

 Anterolateral (Watson-Jones) Approach

64 (64.6)

 Posterior (Moore/ Southern) Approach

35 (35.4)

Femoral Cup Size (mm)

 Mean + SD

47.3 ± 3.6

 Range

40–54

Reasons of Failed Hemiarthroplasty

 Acetabulum Wearing

30 (30.3)

 Femoral Stem Subsidence

24 (24.2)

 Periprosthetic Fracture

22 (22.2)

 Infection

16 (16.2)

 Recurrent Dislocation

7 (7.1)

Interval between Primary HA to Second Surgery (months)a

 Mean + SD

22.8 ± 30.0

 Range

1–176

  1. Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise stated in the table
  2. aInterval between Primary Surgery (Unipolar / Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty) to Second Surgery (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation / Revision Hemiarthroplasty / Conversion Total Hip Replacement