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Table 1 Demographics, classification, clinical evaluation by admission and discharge from patients undergoing surgery by femoral neck fracture and those treated conservatively

From: Challenging the dogma to “always operate” acute hip fractures: a proof-of-concept pilot study for nonoperative management of undisplaced femoral neck fractures

 

Group1 Unplanned surgery, after initial nonoperative management due to secondary fracture displacement

(n = 20)

Group2 Nonoperative

(n = 21)

 

Gender (M/F)

6/14

6/15

 

Age (years) (Median, range)

76 ± 8.4

80.9 ± 9.2

 

Admission Status

 Days until operation

17.7 ± 9.8

N/A

 

 Garden Type 1

13

15

 

 Garden Type 2

7

6

 

Dementia (Y/N)

3/17

5/16

 

Operative treatment rejection by admission

7

1

 

Follow-up femoral neck fracture displacement (Y/N)

(in case of operation, before operation)

14/6

6/15

 

Weight Bearing

 Partial/touchdown weight bearing

17

18

 

 Non-weight bearing

10

0

 

 Full weight bearing

7

13

 

 Pain by discharge (≥ 5 VASa)

5

7

 
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