Comparison of clinical outcomes with proximal femoral nail anti-rotation versus bipolar hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of elderly unstable comminuted intertrochanteric fractures

Table 4 Postoperative complications of BHA and PFNA

Characteristics	BHA(n = 30)	PFNA(n = 32)	χ²	P
Infection	2	3	0.294	0.588
Symptomatic DVT	5	1	2.676	0.102
Cutout	0	3	3.363	0.067
New fracture around the implant	3	3	0.120	0.729

Notes: Categorical data were expressed by the number of patients (%) and were analyzed with the χ.² test. *P < 0.05, Group BHA vs Group PFNA
Abbreviations: PFNA proximal femoral nail antirotation, BHA bipolar hemiarthroplasty

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