Osteoporotic Hip Fractures: The Burden of Fixation Failure

Table 4

Impact of fixation failure on length of stay (LOS).

Study	Year	LOS uncomplicated cases (days)	LOS revision cases (days)	Fold change
Thakar et al. [9]	2010	30	67.1	↑ 2.2
Foss et al. [24]	2007	12	55	↑ 3.2
Sipilä et al. [13]	2004	8	17	↑ 2.1
Tidermark et al. [62]	2003	17	31	↑ 1.8
Palmer et al. [11]	2000	29.2	54.4	↑ 1.8
Average				↑ 2.2