Table 2 The Harris hip scores at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
From: Arthroplasty versus internal fixation for femoral neck fractures in the elderly
3 months | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris hip score | Internal fixation | Hemiarthroplasty | Total arthroplasty | Internal fixation | Hemiarthroplasty | Total arthroplasty | Internal fixation | Hemiarthroplasty | Total arthroplasty | Internal fixation | Hemiarthroplasty | Total arthroplasty |
Total score | 77.3 (48–96) | 79.2 (47–95) | 80.3 (48–97) | 82.7 (50–96) | 83.6 (50–96) | 85.8 (51–98) | 91.8 (53–100) | 84.7 (52–97) | 94.9 (55–100) | 94.8 (54–100) | 87.7 (51–97) | 95.9 (55–100) |
Pain | 41 (20–43) | 40 (19–42) | 40 (19–43) | 42 (30–43) | 43 (29–43) | 43 (30–44) | 43 (31–44) | 43 (30–44) | 44 (33–44) | 44 (33–44) | 44 (30–44) | 44 (33–44) |
Function | 28 (12–45) | 31 (14–45) | 32 (15–46) | 32 (15–46) | 32 (14–46) | 34 (18–47) | 40 (2547) | 33 (20–47) | 42 (27–47) | 42 (27–47) | 35 (20–47) | 43 (27–47) |
Absence of deformity | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) | 4 (4.0) |
Range of motion | 4.3 (3.5–5) | 4.2 (3.3–5) | 4.3 (3.5–5) | 4.7 (3.8–5) | 4.6 (3.7–5) | 4.8 (3.8–5) | 4.8 (3.8–5) | 4.7 (3.4–5) | 4.9 (3.9–5) | 4.8 (3.9–5) | 4.7 (3.4–5) | 4.9 (3.9–5) |
P = 0.028 | P = 0.034 | P = 0.045 | P = 0.087 | |||||||||