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. 2019 Oct 16;101(20):1852–1859. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.01256

TABLE II.

Factors Associated with Subsequent Arthroplasty

Variable Crude Rate of Subsequent Arthroplasty* Multivariable Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P Value
Age in yr
 50-59 4.3% (3/70) 1.00
 60-79 13.7% (35/256) 3.06 (0.94, 10.01) 0.06
 ≥80 15.3% (35/229) 3.88 (1.16, 12.90) 0.03
Sex
 Male 9.1% (16/175) 1.00
 Female 15.0% (57/380) 1.72 (0.97, 3.05) 0.06
Pre-fracture functional status
 Independent ambulator 12.8% (53/414) 1.00
 Using ambulatory aid 14.2% (20/141) 1.09 (0.63, 1.89) 0.76
Quality of implant placement
 Acceptable 12.7% (66/521) 1.00
 Unacceptable 26.3% (5/19) 1.95 (0.77, 4.93) 0.16
 Unable to assess 13.3% (2/15) 1.39 (0.34, 5.69) 0.65
Posterior tilt
 <20° 11.9% (58/488) 1.00
 ≥20° 22.4% (15/67) 2.22 (1.24, 4.00) 0.008
*

Values are given as the percentage of patients who underwent subsequent arthroplasty, with the count in parentheses. N = 555; 73 events.

Hazard ratios adjusted for age, sex, preoperative functional status, and quality of implant placement.

Reference category.