Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Orthop. Jan 18, 2020; 11(1): 18-26
Published online Jan 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i1.18
Table 1 Comparison of comorbidities between patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture between 2005 and 2014
THA (%)Hemi (%)P value
AIDS0.100.10P < 0.05
History of alcohol3.702.60P < 0.05
History of drug use1.000.50P < 0.05
CHF11.0016.80P < 0.05
Chronic lung disease20.3021.60P < 0.05
Coagulopathy6.506.40NS
Depression12.6013.00NS
Diabetes15.3017.00P < 0.05
Hypertension62.2069.10P < 0.05
Hypothyroid17.1019.10P <0.05
Obesity4.502.30P < 0.05
Renal disease9.6013.40P < 0.05
Table 2 Comparison of demographics between patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture between 2005 and 2014
THA (%)Hemi (%)P value
Female69.6072.70P < 0.05
Race
1: White88.2088.20ns
2: Black4.503.90P < 0.05
3: Hispanic3.704.40P < 0.05
4: Asian/Pacific Island1.001.40P < 0.05
5: Native American0.400.40P < 0.05
6: Other2.201.80P < 0.05
Hospital type
1: Rural14.7016.80P < 0.05
2: Urban nonteaching45.9047.90P < 0.05
3: Urban teaching39.3035.30P < 0.05
Hospital region
1: Northeast19.4019.20NS
2: Midwest23.1023.60NS
3: South41.6038.50P < 0.05
4: West15.9018.70P < 0.05
Payer type
1: Medicare74.9088.50P < 0.05
2: Medicaid2.701.80P < 0.05
3: Private17.307.40P < 0.05
4: Self-pay2.000.80P < 0.05
5: No charge0.300.10P < 0.05