Surgical Selection of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures: PFNA Combined with or without Cerclage Cable

Table 2

Surgical factors and follow-up results between the PFNA+cable group and the PFNA group.

Characteristics		PFNA+cable ()	PFNA ()		value
Operation time (mins)				1.868	0.064
Intraoperative blood loss (ml)				1.249	0.214
Postoperative weight-bearing time (months)				7.546	0.0001
Fracture healing time (months)				23.66	0.0001
RUSH score	One month after operation			24.75	0.0001
	Three months after operation			15.86	0.0001
	Six months after operation			13.47	0.0001
	Twelve months after operation			15.65	0.0001
HHS	Preoperative			0.701	0.485
	One month after operation			1.812	0.075
	Three months after operation			14.98	0.0001
	Six months after operation			24.26	0.0001
	Twelve months after operation			5.809	0.0001
BI score	Preoperative			0.826	0.410
	One month after operation			1.215	0.227
	Three months after operation			11.73	0.0001
	Six months after operation			11.97	0.0001
	Twelve months after operation			16.83	0.0001