The Influence of Position of the Displaced Lesser Trochanter on Clinical Outcome of Unstable Trochanteric Femur Fractures in the Elderly

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with unstable trochanteric fractures and displaced lesser trochanter.

	Group A (n=42)	Group B (n=33)	Group C (n=36)	P
Gender				0.166
Male	17	19	13
Female	25	14	23
Age (years)	77.7 ± 8.1	77.0 ± 7.9	78.3 ± 8.5	0.328
Height (cm)	162.3 ±7.8	162.9 ±7.3	161.6 ±7.7	0.515
Weight (kg)	64.4 ±5.4	64.5 ±5.6	64.7 8±6.0	0.629
Fracture side				0.439
Left	19	15	21
Right	23	18	15
Fracture classification				0.851
A1	0	0	0
A2	39	30	34
A3	3	3	2
Interval from injury to surgery (days)	5.0 ± 1.9	5.5 ± 2.8	5.4 ± 2.4	0.297
Follow-up (months)	17.2±3.1	17.6±3.9	17.9±4.2	0.306