Table 2.
Fracture characteristics
| Sliding hip screw (n=542) | Cancellous screws (n=537) | Total (n=1079) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level of the fracture line | |||
|
| |||
| Subcapital | 331/535 (62%) | 351/536 (65%) | 682/1071 (64%) |
| Midcervical | 159/535 (30%) | 154/536 (29%) | 313/1071 (29%) |
| Basal | 45/535 (8%) | 31/536 (6%) | 76/1071 (7%) |
|
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| Garden classification13 | |||
|
| |||
| Undisplaced | 360/542 (66%) | 369/537 (69%) | 729/1079 (68%) |
| Garden I | 257/542 (47%) | 277/537 (52%) | 534/1079 (49%) |
| Garden II | 99/542 (18%) | 92/537 (17%) | 191/1079 (18%) |
| Displaced | 182/542 (34%) | 168/537 (31%) | 350/1079 (32%) |
| Garden III | 121/542 (22%) | 128/537 (24%) | 249/1079 (23%) |
| Garden IV | 58/542 (11%) | 39/537 (7%) | 97/1079 (9%) |
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| |||
| Pauwel’s classification14,15 | |||
|
| |||
| Type I | 59/535 (11%) | 59/536 (11%) | 118/1071 (11%) |
| Type II | 398/535 (74%) | 394/536 (74%) | 792/1071 (74%) |
| Type III | 78/535 (15%) | 83/536 (15%) | 161/1071 (15%) |
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| Preoperative traction | |||
|
| |||
| Skin traction | 75/535 (14%) | 76/535 (14%) | 151/1070 (14%) |
| Skeletal traction | 7/535 (1%) | 3/535 (1%) | 10/1070 (1%) |
| None | 453/535 (85%) | 456/535 (85%) | 909/1070 (85%) |
|
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| Type of reduction | |||
|
| |||
| None | 210/531 (40%) | 237/528 (45%) | 447/1059 (42%) |
| Closed | 287/531 (54%) | 277/528 (52%) | 564/1059 (53%) |
| Acceptable | 286/287 (100%) | 275/277 (99%) | 561/564 (99%) |
| Unacceptable | 1/287 (<1%) | 2/277 (1%) | 3/564 (1%) |
| Open | 34/531 (6%) | 14/528 (3%) | 48/1059 (5%) |
| Acceptable | 32/34 (94%) | 14/14 (100%) | 46/48 (96%) |
| Unacceptable | 2/34 (6%) | 0/14 (0%) | 2/48 (4%) |
Data are n/N (%).