Effect of weekend admission on geriatric hip fractures

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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2020; 11(9): 391-399
Published online Sep 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.391

Table 3 Breakdown of procedures performed for the weekday and weekend cohorts, n (%)

	Total	Intracapsular fractures	Trochanteric fractures	Short nail	Long nail	HA	THA	CS	SHS
Weekday	388 (100)	135 (34.8)	253 (65.2)	183 (47.2)	74 (19.1)	71 (18.3)	16 (4.1)	33 (8.5)	11 (2.8)
Weekend	302 (100)	97 (32.1)	205 (67.9)	153 (50.7)	54 (17.9)	56 (18.5)	8 (2.6)	25 (8.3)	6 (2.0)

A Fisher’s exact test comparing the distributions between the two cohorts yielded a P value of 0.8309. HA: Hemiarthroplasty; THA: Total hip arthroplasty; CS: Cannulated screw fixation; SHS: Sliding hip screw.

Citation: Pasternack JB, Ciminero ML, Silver M, Chang J, Simon RJ, Kang KK. Effect of weekend admission on geriatric hip fractures. World J Orthop 2020; 11(9): 391-399
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v11/i9/391.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v11.i9.391