Comparison of surgical complications following hip hemiarthroplasty between the posterolateral and lateral approaches

Abstract

Introduction: Femur neck fractures are common fractures among the elderly. Hemiarthroplasty is a surgical choice for femur neck fractures in patients older than 70 years. This surgery is performed using two main methods: Posterolateral and Direct lateral. Here in this study, we aimed to evaluate and compare surgical and post-surgical complications of these two methods. Materials and methods: This retrospective study was performed on 154 patients with femur neck fractures between 2017-2021. All patients with femur neck fractures who had been under hemiarthroplasty entered this study. Data regarding complications such as dislocation, mortality, cause of mortality, repeated surgery and incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in both Posterolateral and Direct lateral surgical approaches were collected and analyzed. Results: We indicated that there is no significant difference between the two surgical approaches regarding dislocation (P=0.06), mortality (P=0.598) and repeated operation (P=0.550). Conclusion: Taken together there are no significant differences between the two surgical approaches and we suggest that clinicians could decide based on their experiences and the clinical condition of patients.