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Table 4 Medical complications

From: Is there a role for cementless primary stem in hip arthroplasty for early or late fixation failures of intertrochanteric fractures?

Interval from index surgery

Overall (n = 75)

Early failure (≤3 months, n = 40)

Late failure (> 3 months, n = 35)

P-value

Pneumonia

7 (9%)

4 (10%)

3 (9%)

0.832

Urinary tract infection

3 (4%)

2 (5%)

1 (3%)

0.637

Acute coronary syndrome

1 (1%)

1 (3%)

0

0.346

Congestive heart failure

1 (1%)

1 (3%)

0

0.346

Acute kidney injury

1 (1%)

1 (3%)

0

0.346

Gastrointestinal bleeding

1 (1%)

1 (3%)

0

0.346

Deep vein thrombosis

0

0

0

Pulmonary embolism

0

0

0

Cerebrovascular disease

0

0

0

Number of patients with complications

10 (13%)

7 (18%)

3 (9%)

0.256