Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Radiological and clinical characteristics of fracture and no-fracture groups
Variable | Fracture group | No-fracture group | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 57 ± 12 | 56 ± 8.3 | 0.53 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.1 ± 6.2 | 30.0 ± 4.9 | 0.38 |
Cortical index | 0.59 ± 0.04 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.65 |
Canal–calcar ratio | 0.62 ± 0.09 | 0.66 ± 0.09 | 0.11 |
CFI according to Noble | 0.02 | ||
Stovepipe (n, %) | 6 (55) | 40 (19) | |
Normal (n, %) | 5 (45) | 163 (77) | |
Champagne flute (n, %) | 0 (0) | 8 (4) | |
Leg length discrepancy (mm) | 3 ± 13 | 7 ± 7 | 0.83 |
Surgical approach | 0.54 | ||
Direct lateral (n, %) | 4 (36) | 102 (48) | |
Posterolateral (n, %) | 7 (64) | 109 (52) | |
Comorbidities (n, range) | 1.3 (0-3) | 1.2 (0-6) | 0.68 |