Parameter | Type A | Type C + F | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of hips | 78 | 17 | Â |
Age at operation; years old | 82.7 ± 7.4 | 81.7 ± 7.5 | 0.60 |
Sex, male:female | 28:50 | 4:13 | 0.25 |
Body mass index; kg/m2 | 19.2 ± 3.6 | 21.0 ± 3.2 | 0.047* |
Size of the greater trochanteric fragment | |||
 length; mm | 33.2 ± 5.8 | 33.4 ± 4.2 | 0.89 |
 width; mm | 21.6 ± 4.0 | 21.3 ± 4.3 | 0.83 |
 thickness; mm | 8.9 ± 1.8 | 8.5 ± 2.0 | 0.36 |
Type of the stem | Â | Â | 0.43 |
 Exeter | 9 (11.5%) | 1 (5.9%) |  |
 SC | 69 (88.5%) | 16 (94.1%) |  |
Surgeon | Â | Â | 0.25 |
 A | 49 (62.8%) | 7 (41.2%) |  |
 B | 19 (24.4%) | 7 (41.2%) |  |
 Others | 10 (12.8%) | 3 (17.6%) |  |
Knot position | Â | Â | 0.013* |
 Anterior | 34 (43.6%) | 13 (76.5%) |  |
 Posterior | 44 (56.4%) | 4 (23.5%) |  |