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Table 3 Clinical and radiological outcome at last follow up

From: Cementless short-stem total hip arthroplasty in the elderly patient - is it a safe option?: a prospective multicentre observational study

 

Young

<  60 years old

Elderly

>  75 years old

p-value

Clinical outcome

 Harris Hip Score

  Preoperative

47.6 (16.1)

40.9 (16.8)

p < 0.0001

  Last follow-up

96.8 (7.8)

91.0 (13.1)

p < 0.0001

 VAS rest pain

  Preoperative

4.7 (2.5)

4.5 (2.7)

p = 0.28

  Last follow-up

0.2 (0.9)

0.1 (0.6)

p = 0.77

 VAS load pain

  Preoperative

7.5 (1.9)

7.7 (1.8)

p = 0.14

  Last follow-up

0.6 (1.2)

0.5 (1.3)

p = 0.41

 VAS satisfaction

  Preoperative

2.5 (2.3)

2.9 (2.5)

p = 0.07

  Last follow-up

9.6 (1.0)

9.4 (1.4)

p = 0.56

Radiological outcome

 Bone resorption

  No

197 (84.9)

99 (86.8)

p = 0.75

  Yes

35 (15.1)

15 (13.2)

 

 Cortical hypertrophy

  No

220 (94.8)

110 (96.5)

p = 0.59

  Yes

12 (5.2)

4 (3.5)

 

 Osteolysis

  No

231 (99.6)

114 (100.0)

p = 1.0

  Yes

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

 

 Radiolucency

  No

228 (98.3)

112 (98.2)

p = 1.0

  Yes

4 (1.7)

2 (1.8)

 
  1. Mean (standard deviation) for clinical outcome,; VAS: Visual analogue scale; N (%) for radiological outcome; clinical outcome based on 244 young hips and 121 elderly hips; radiological outcome based on 232 young hips and 114 elderly hips