Table 5. Influence of surgical approach on limping 5 years after THA.
5 years after surgery | All patients | Postoperative limping | Crude RR (CI) | Adjusted c RR (CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
no n = 1,144 | Yes n = 113 | ||||
n (%) a | n (%) b | n (%) b | |||
Surgery approach | 1,257 | 879 (70) | 378 (30) | ||
Anterior | 234 (19) | 177 (76) | 57 (24) | 1 | 1 |
Lateral | 1023 (81) | 702 (69) | 321 (31) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
Footnotes: see Table 4.