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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Cemented hemiarthroplasty versus proximal femoral nail antirotation in the management of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly: a case control study

Fig. 3

Postoperative change in the levels of hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin and white blood cell count. The levels of hemoglobin (Fig. 3A), total protein (Fig. 3B), and albumin (Fig. 3C) and white blood cell count (Fig. 3D) were measured on postoperative days 1, 3, 5, and 7. To follow the patient’s recovery over time, the changes from postoperative days 1 to 3, 3 to 5, and 5 to 7 were analyzed. The variation in the levels of hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin in the HA group on postoperative days 3 to 5 was negative; however, the results were positive in the PFNA group. During this period, the variation in hemoglobin level was − 4.20 ± 8.47 g/L for the HA group and 2.19 ± 11.36 g/L for the PFNA group (Fig. 3A, P* < 0.05); the variation in the total protein level was − 0.19 ± 5.07 g/L for the HA group and 1.31 ± 4.59 g/L for the PFNA group; the variation in the albumin level was − 0.14 ± 4.27 g/L for the HA group and 0.65 ± 3.23 for the PFNA group; and the variation in the white blood cell count was − 2.10 ± 2.08 × 107/L for the HA group and − 0.12 ± 2.72 × 107/L for the PFNA group (Fig. 3D, P* < 0.05). On postoperative days 5 to 7, the variations in the levels of hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin were positive. The variations in the hemoglobin level were 7.76 ± 7.90 g/L for the HA group and 2.54 ± 10.63 g/L for the PFNA group (Fig. 3A, P* < 0.05); the variations in the total protein level were 2.53 ± 3.86 g/L for the HA group and 2.21 ± 3.23 g/L for the PFNA group; the variations in the albumin level were 1.91 ± 3.02 g/L for the HA group and 1.58 ± 2.66 g/L for the PFNA group; and the variations in the white blood cell count were − 0.78 ± 2.53 × 107/L for the HA group and − 1.23 ± 2.94 × 107/L for the PFNA group. The change in the levels of hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin and white blood cell count at other time periods showed no significance. Abbreviations: HA, hemiarthroplasty; PFNA, proximal femoral nail antirotation

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