The Feasibility of Using the Direct Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty or Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty to Treat Femoral Neck Fractures among the Elderly
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Parameters
BHA (n = 21)
THA (n = 19)
Significance
BMI (kg/m2)
30.4 (6.6)
31.3 (6.6)
NS
Age (y)
84 (6.0)
81 (7.2)
NS
Gender (n)
Male
5
4
NS
Female
16
15
NS
ASA score (n)
1
2
0
2
11
8
3
5
11
4
3
0
Aggravation of functional score (given in Table 2)
