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Table 3 Postoperative radiological measurements and complications between two groupsψ

From: Clinical outcomes following direct anterior approach during total hip arthroplasty without hip extension: a retrospective comparative study

Measurements

NHE group (N = 84)

THE group (N = 39)

P Value

Acetabular cup

 Inclination angle (°)

41.5 ± 2.2

40.8 ± 2.9

0.308a

 Anteversion angle (°)

16.0 ± 3.2

17.1 ± 4.1

0.328a

Femoral stem

 Varus/ Neutral/ Valgus

1/79/4

1/37/1

0.841b

 Varus

1.2%

2.6%

 

 Neutral

94.0%

94.9%

 

 Valgus

4.8%

2.5%

 

 Subsidence (mm)

0.95 ± 0.62

0.82 ± 0.60

0.308a

 Leg length discrepancy

-0.30 ± 3.0

-0.33 ± 2.7

0.716a

Complications

 Greater trochanter fracture

2 (2.4%)

1 (2.6%)

1.000b

 Blood transfusion

3 (3.6%)

1 (2.6%)

1.000b

  1. ψContinuous variables are expressed as the mean and standard deviation. Categorical variables are presented as numbers with percentages in parentheses
  2. aIndependent‑sample Mann–Whitney U test
  3. bPearson’s chi-square test