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. 2018 Jun 4;89(5):496–502. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2018.1481588

Table 3.

Reoperation risk for surgeon experience level: all fracture types/all operation methods

Operation method < 3 years’ experience > 3 years’ experience RR a 95% CI p-value b
  Total Reop. (%) Total Reop. (%)      
All fracture types:
 All operation methods 5,821 403 (6.9) 25,124 1,411 (5.6) 1.2 1.1–1.4 0.001
 Hemiarthroplasty 1045 53 (5.1) 11,619 470 (4.0) 1.3 0.95–1.7 0.1
 Screw osteosynthesis 1,379 194 (14) 3,209 415 (13) 1.1 0.94–1.3 0.2
 Hip compression screw 2,619 115 (4.4) 6,257 325 (5.2) 0.87 0.70–1.1 0.2
 Short intramedullary nail 508 21 (4.1) 2,329 100 (4.3) 0.94 0.59–1.5 0.8
 Long intramedullary nail 168 9 (5.4) 1,343 67 (5.0) 1.04 0.52–2.1 0.9
Undisplaced FNFs:
 All operation methods 1,267 141 (11) 2,953 296 (10) 1.1 0.92–1.4 0.2
 Screw osteosynthesis 1,178 139 (12) 2,519 273(11) 1.1 0.91–1.4 0.3
 Hemiprosthesis 47 0 (0) 334 16 (4.8) c c c
Displaced FNFs:
 All operation methods 1,206 109 (9.0) 11,892 608 (5.1) 1.7 1.4–2.1 < 0.001
 Screw osteosynthesis 198 54 (27) 675 137 (20) 1.4 1.0–1.9 0.04
 Hemiprosthesis 982 52(5.3) 11,046 442 (4.0) 1.3 0.99–1.8 0.06
Trochanteric 2-fragmented fractures:
 All operation methods 1,581 41 (2.6) 3,496 93 (2.7) 0.97 0.67–1.4 0.9
 Hip compression screw 1,278 30 (2.3) 2,482 62 (2.5) 0.95 0.61–1.5 0.8
 Intramedullary nail 271 8 (3.0) 948 28 (3.0) 0.95 0.43–2.1 0.9
Trochanteric multifragmented fractures:
 All operation methods 1,229 65 (5.3) 3,771 198 (5.3) 1.0 0.77–1.4 0.9
 Hip compression screw 949 53 (5.6) 2,394 127 (5.3) 1.1 0.80–1.5 0.6
 Intramedullary nail 264 11 (4.2) 1,290 65 (5.0) 0.81 0.43–1.5 0.5
Intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures:
 All operation methods 287 24 (8.4) 2,016 127 (6.3) 1.3 0.87–2.1 0.2
 Hip compression screw 173 17 (9.8) 767 68 (8.9) 1.1 0.62–1.8 0.8
 Intramedullary nail 109 7 (6.4) 1,219 57 (4.8) 1.5 0.67–3.3 0.3

FNF: femoral neck fracture.

aRR relative risk for reoperation. Surgeon’s experience >3 years set to 1.

bCox regression analyses with adjustments for age group, gender, and ASA class.

cRR could not be calculated due to no reoperations.