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. 2012 Apr;94(3):193–198. doi: 10.1308/003588412X13171221589720

Table 1.

Revision rates at three years after total hip replacement following a femoral neck fracture

Patients Revision rate* (95% CI) Hazard ratio** (95% CI)
Age
<65 years 326(25%) 3.2% (1.7-6.1%) 1
65-74 years 510(39%) 1.2% (0.5-3.0%) 0.6(0.3-1.5)
>75 years 466(36%) 2.1% (1.0-4.2%) 0.7(0.3-1.6)
Sex
Female 336(74%) 1.8% (1.1-3.1%) 1
Male 966(26%) 2.5% (1.2-5.4%) 0.7(0.3-1.8)
Physical status
PI (fit and healthy) 184(14%) 1.1% (0.3-4.3%) 1
P2 (mild disease) 768(59%) 1.6% (0.8-2.9%) 1.3(0.3-6.1)
P3 (incapacitating disease) 350(27%) 3.7% (2.0-6.8%) 2.7(0.6-12.3)
Prosthesis type
Cemented 710(55%) 0.9% (0.4-2.0%) 1
Uncemented 350(27%) 4.1% (2.2-7.3%) 2.9(1.0-8.1)
Hybrid 242(19%) 2.2% (0.9-5.3%) 2.1(0.6-7.6)
Incision approach
Posterior 416(32%) 3.5% (2.0-6.3%) 2.2(1.0-5.3)
Other 886(68%) 1.3% (0.7-2.5%) 1
*

unadjusted

**

adjusted for all other variables in the table