Primary total hip arthroplasty versus internal fixation in displaced fracture of femoral neck in sexa- and septuagenarians

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Harris hip scores at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month follow-up

Harris hip score	3 months		6 months		12 months		18 months
Harris hip score	Internal fixation group	Total hip arthroplasty group	Internal fixation group	Total hip arthroplasty group	Internal fixation group	Total hip arthroplasty group	Internal fixation group	Total hip arthroplasty group
Total	75.2	78.1	80.5	83.6	89.6	92.7	90.6	93.7
SD	6.8	4.9	5.6	3.8	4.2	3.6	2.2	2.4
SEM	0.962	0.700	0.792	0.543	0.594	0.514	0.311	0.343
	50	49	50	49	50	49	50	49
p value	0.0169		0.0018		0.0002		0.0001