Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Septic and aseptic failure of patients after total hip arthroplasty for the treatment of primary osteoarthritis and femoral neck fracture
Osteoarthritis (OA) | Intracapsular femoral neck fracture (FNF) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases (n) | 21,718 | 21,718 | p = 1 |
Mean time to failure (any reason) in days ± SD | 1010 ± 669 | 833 ± 670 | p < 0.0001 |
Reason for aseptic failure | |||
- Mechanical complication | 232 (1.1) | 522 (2.4) | p < 0.0001 |
- Periprosthetic fracture | 50 (0.2) | 77 (0.4) | p < 0.021 |
- Dislocation | 13 (0.1) | 57 (0.3) | p < 0.0001 |
Mean time to aseptic failure in days ± SD | 265 ± 460 | 194 ± 384 | p = 0.015 |
Septic failure | 244 (1.1) | 425 (2.0) | p < 0.0001 |
Mean time to septic failure in days ± SD | 123 ± 267 | 125 ± 280 | p = 0.922 |
Death of patient associated with septic failure | 57 (0.3) | 136 (0.6) | p < 0.0001 |
Death of patient for any reason | 2212 (10.2) | 5046 (23.2) | p < 0.0001 |