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 4 Complications

Complication	Internal fixation group		Total hip arthroplasty group
Complication	No. of cases	% of cases	No. of cases	% of cases
Superficial wound infection	2	4	4	8
Urinary retention	2	4	3	6
Bed sore	0	0	4	8
Foot drop	0	0	1	2
Avascular necrosis	6	12	0	0
Urinary tract infection	0	0	2	4
Nonunion	4	8	0	0
Death	0	0	1	2
Pulmonary embolism	0	0	1	2