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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Incidence of nonunion and avascular necrosis in femoral neck fracture in different age groups

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

Age group (years)

Number of patients

Nonunion

Avascular necrosis

60–70

38

2

4

71–80

12

2

2