Analysis of prosthetic replacement in treatment of femoral neck fracture on the hemiplegia side in the elderly

Objective: To study the effect of prosthetic replacement in treatment of femoral neck fractures on the hemiplegia side in the elderly. Methods: From May 1990 to May 2000, 189 elderly patients with femoral neck fractures were treated with prosthetic replacement in my hospital. Twenty-nine hemiplegia patients, who suffered from stroke previously,had Garden type Ⅲ and type Ⅳ femoral neck fractures on the hemiplegia side. Thirty non-hemiplegia patients were chosen randomly. The two groups were followed-up for 27-98 months (average: 59 months). The age, hospitalization days, operating time, blood loss, blood transfusion,complications during perioperative period and long-term complications were compared between the two groups and the results of femoral head replacement and total hip replacement in the hemiplegia group were also compared. Results: All the patients of the two groups survived the perioperative period. No significant difference was found in the age, hospitalization days, operation time,blood loss and blood transfusion and long-term complications between the two groups (P>0.05). Howeverthere was significant difference in complications during perioperative period between the two groups (P