Research Article

The Effect of Integrity of Lateral Wall on the Quality of Reduction and Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Controlled Study

Table 2

The primary and secondary outcomes between two groups.

Lateral wall incompetent group ()Lateral wall intact group ()Total

Operative time (mins)2.0160.046
Intraoperative blood loss (ml)-0.8760.383
Blood transfusion (U)0.1160.908
Intraoperative liquid (ml)1.9060.059
Follow-up time (months)-0.1840.854
Weight-bearing time (weeks)0.2820.778
Clinical healing time (months)-0.9550.342
Complications
 Deep vein thrombosis2223450.1730.678
 Superficial infection0110.0010.979
 Revision000
 Mortality000
HHS scores-1.5540.123
Quality of reduction
 Excellent3235670.8750.646
 Acceptable251944
 Poor224