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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 6 Discharge—timing and outcome

From: Comparison of primary total hip replacements performed with a direct anterior approach versus the standard lateral approach: perioperative findings

 

Group A

Group B

P

Length of stay (days ± SD)

10 ± 3.5 (9.5–10.5)

7 ± 2 (6.7–7.3)

<0.0005

Outcome on discharge (nursing home/patient’s home)

175/23

129/92

<0.0005

  1. Statistical analysis: length of stay: independent samples t test
  2. Outcome: Fisher’s exact test
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