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

Table 3

Clinical outcomes of patients treated with intramedullary fixation among Group A, Group B, and Group C.

	Group A (n=42)	Group B (n=33)	Group C (n=36)	P
Surgical time (min)	45.5 ± 7.7	49.5 ± 7.5	61.9 ± 8.9	0.009
Length of hospital stay (d)	7.4 ± 3.6	7.2 ± 3.8	7.5 ± 4.0	0.672
VAS score	0.4 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.6	0.5 ± 0.3	0.023
TAD	19.5 ± 4.2	19.9 ± 4.0	19.2 ± 4.3	0.313
HHS score at last follow-up	85.2 ± 7.9	82.3 ± 7.6	83.7 ± 8.9	0.374
Time to fracture union (Weeks)	12.8 ± 2.3	13.3 ± 3.0	12.9 ± 2.7	0.431
Complication rate after surgery (percentage)	1 (2.4%)	6 (18.2%)	2 (5.6%)	0.043