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. 2024 Jun 24;5(6):514–523. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.56.BJO-2023-0165.R1

Table IV.

Operating time, preoperative and postoperative haemoglobin, length of stay, and postoperative weightbearing status by procedure type.

Variable Cup retention and dual-mobility Acetabular revision Overall p-value
Mean operating time, mins (range) 68.4 (25.0 to 210.0) 101.5 (60.0 to 192.0) 82.2 (25.0 to 210.0) < 0.001*
Mean preoperative haemoglobin, g/L (range) 137.6 (120.0 to 176.0) 137.5 (111.0 to 171.0) 137.5 (111.0 to 176.0) 0.693
Mean postoperative haemoglobin, g/L (range) 120.4 (82.0 to 156.0) 109.7 (83.0 to 143.0) 115.8 (82.0 to 156.0) < 0.001*
Mean drop in haemoglobin, g/L (range) 17.2 (1.0 to 54.0) 27.8 (11.0 to 44.0) 21.8 (1.0 to 54.0) < 0.001*
Mean length of stay, days (range) 1.8 (0 to 7) 3.2 (1 to 18) 2.4 (0 to 18) < 0.001*
Number of patients allowed to fully weightbear immediately postoperatively, n (%) 53 (100.0) 28 (68.3) 81 (86.2) < 0.001*§
*

Significant at 5% level, no adjustment for multiple testing.

Mann-Whitney U test.

Independent-samples t-test.

§

Chi-squared test.