Preventing postoperative prosthetic joint dislocation by repairing obturator externus in total hip arthroplasty performed via the posterior approach

Table 1 Demographics

AVE ± SD	Repair group (n = 94)	Non-repair group (n = 94)	p-value
Gender (F:M)	76: 18	77: 17	0.851^a
Age at surgery (years)	62 ± 10	62 ± 11	0.897^b
BMI (kg/m²)	23.1 ± 3.6	23.1 ± 4.4	0.997^b
Surgery Side (R:L)	41: 53	54: 40	0.080^a
Primary Diagnosis
Primary OA	25	25
Secondary OA	51	57	0.888^c
Osteonecrosis	15	10
Dialysis arthropathy	2	2
Rheumatoid arthritis	1	0
Dislocation	0	1	–

n; mean ± sd. ^a: Fisher’s exact test ^b: Unpaired Student’s t-test ^c: Chi-square test

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