Table 2.

Results of the comparison between the groups

	DAA*	Watson-Jones	p value
Number of patients	396	396
Non-compensated blood loss (mL)	387 (± 163)	405 (± 170)	0.126
Transfusion rate	23 (5.8%)	56 (14.1%)	< 0.001
Total blood loss (mL)	450 (± 362)	469 (± 292)	0.400
Complication rate	48 (12.1%)	70 (17.6%)	0.018
Intraoperative fracture rate	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0.688
Postoperative fracture rate	4 (1%)	2 (0.5%)	0.343
Overall fracture rate	6 (1.5%)	4 (1%)	0.376
Dislocation rate	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0.032
Surgical site infection rate	1 (0.3%)	4 (1%)	0.162

*DAA direct anterior approach