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Table 4 Comparison between unipolar (Austin Moore) hemiarthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty

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

Total N = 99

Unipolar

Bipolar

p-value

n = 24

n = 75

Age (year)

 < 80

0(0)

56(74.7)

0.001***

 ≥ 80

24(36.7)

19(25.3)

Gender

 Male

20(83.3)

37(49.3)

0.003**

 Female

4(16.7)

38(50.7)

BMI (kg/m2)

 ≤ 18.5

5(25.0)

8(12.9)

0.51

 > 18.5–25

11(55.0)

36(58.1)

 > 25–30

3(15.0)

16(25.8)

 > 30–40

1(5.0)

2(3.2)

ASA Classification

 Type 2

8(33.3)

24(32.0)

0.985

 Type 3

10(41.7)

31(41.3)

 Type 4

6(25)

20(26.7)

Surgical Approach

 Anterolateral (Watson-Jones)

16(66.7)

48(64.0)

0.812

 Posterior (Moore/ Southern)

8(33.3)

27(36.0)

Cup Size (mm)

 ≤ 45

3(13.0)

29(39.2)

0.066

 45–50

10(43.5)

22(29.7)

 ≥ 50

10(43.5)

23(31.1)

Primary to Second Surgery (year)

 0.5y

5(20.8)

29(38.7)

0.08

 1y

1(4.2)

12(16.0)

 2y

7(29.2)

12(16.0)

 ≥ 3y

11(45.8)

22(29.3)

Reasons of Failed Hemiarthroplasty

 Acetabulum Wearing

8(33.3)

22(29.3)

0.986

 Femoral Stem Subsidence

5(20.8)

19(25.3)

 Recurrent Dislocation

2(8.3)

5(6.7)

 Periprosthetic Fracture

5(20.8)

17(22.7)

 Infection

4(16.7)

12(16.0)

  1. Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise stated in the table
  2. *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value < 0.001