Total hip arthroplasty following the failure of intertrochanteric nailing: First implant or salvage surgery?

Table 1 Main data of the study

Item	Patients, n = 74
Age in yr
mean ± SD	73.80 ± 7.85
Range	65-89
Sex
Female	45 (60.8)
BMI in kg/m2
mean ± SD	28.70 ± 4.43
Side
Right	43 (58.1)
Mean operating time in min, mean ± SD	77.0 ± 35.5
Patients undergoing ≥ 3, blood transfusion	43 (58.1)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. BMI: Body mass index; SD: Standard deviation.

Table 2 Recorded complications, n (%)

Item	Patients, n = 74
Dead	3 (4.00)
Periprosthetic acetabular fractures	3 (4.00)
Periprosthetic femoral fractures	5 (6.76)
THA dislocation	5 (6.76)
Periprosthetic joint infections	3 (4.00)

THA: Total hip arthroplasty.

Table 3 Study data reported by sex

Item	Males, n = 29	Females, n = 45	P value
Age in yr
mean ± SD	72.90 ± 9.85	74.40 ± 8.65	0.087
Range	67-89	65-87
BMI in kg/m2
mean ± SD	28.60 ± 4.03	28.90 ± 4.55	0.650
Side
Right	17 (58.62)	26 (57.78)	0.580
Operating time in min, mean ± SD	84.0 ± 41.50	72.22 ± 32.34	0.003a
Patients undergoing ≥ 3, blood transfusion	19 (65.50)	24 (53.30)	0.002a
Complications
Dead	2 (6.89)	1 (2.22)	0.0011
Periprosthetic acetabular fractures	2 (6.89)	1 (2.22)	0.001a
Periprosthetic femoral fractures	1 (3.45)	4 (8.90)	0.001a
THA dislocation	2 (6.89)	3 (6.70)	0.630
Periprosthetic joint infections	2 (6.89)	1 (2.22)	0.001a

^aStatistical significance.

Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. BMI: Body mass index; SD: Standard deviation; THA: Total hip arthroplasty.