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Table 2 Preoperative health condition and ambulatory capacity

From: Safety aspects in surgical treatment of pathological fractures of the proximal femur – modular endoprosthetic replacement vs. intramedullary nailing

 

Proximal femoral replacement

Osteosynthesis

p

Karnofsky index

65.0 (52.5 – 90.0)

45.0 (30.0 – 50.0)

< 0.05

Takahashi score

7.0 (6.3 – 8.0)

6.0 (5.3 – 7.8)

0.20

Ambulatory capacity

preop.

postop.

preop.

postop.

 

  Normal (n)

3

1

4

1

 

  With walking aids (n)

5

6

1

4

 

  Wheel chair/bed bound (n)

-

 

7

4

 
  1. Values for the Karnofsky index and Takahashi score are given as median values (interquartile range IQR). Ambulatory capacity is demonstrated by number of patients with different categories of mobility before and after surgery. Walking capacity was not evaluated in one patient after endoprothetic reconstruction and in three patients after intramedullary nailing, because of progressive disease and early postoperative death.
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Patient Safety in Surgery

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