Abstract:Objective To compare the outcomes of total hip arthroplasty performed through a Bikini incision versus a traditional longitudinal incision in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, and to explore the application value of Bikini incision total hip arthroplasty.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data of 103 elderly patients with femoral neck fractures admitted to the Second Hospital of Baoding from January 2021 to December 2023. The patients were grouped according to the skin incision approach. Fifty-one patients underwent traditional longitudinal incision total hip arthroplasty (traditional longitudinal incision group), and 52 patients underwent Bikini incision total hip arthroplasty (Bikini incision group). Perioperative indicators, hip joint function, lower extremity function, pain condition, acetabular prosthesis angle, surgical incision aesthetics, and the occurrence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, and postoperative difference in the lengths of both lower limbs in two groups (P > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the Harris scores and lower extremity function scale (LEFS) scores between the two groups before and 6 months after the operation (P > 0.05). Within the same group, the Harris scores and LEFS scores 6 months after the operation were higher than those before the operation (P < 0.05). The comparison of pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores under resting conditions before surgery, 12 hours after surgery, 24 hours after surgery, and 48 hours after surgery in the two groups showed the following results: (1) Comparisons of VAS scores at different time points showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05); (2) Comparisons of VAS scores between the two groups showed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05); (3) Comparisons of the change trends of VAS scores between the two groups showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the anterior inclination angle and abduction angle of the acetabular prosthesis between the two groups at 1 day after surgery and 3 months after surgery (P > 0.05). Within the same group, the anterior inclination angle was higher at 3 months after surgery than at 1 day after surgery, and the abduction angle was lower at 3 months after surgery than at 1 day after surgery (P < 0.05). The Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) score of the Bikini incision group at 6 months after the operation was lower than that of the traditional longitudinal incision group (P < 0.05), and the VSS score of the same group at 6 months after the operation was lower than that at 3 months after the operation (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of complications between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Total hip arthroplasty through either a traditional longitudinal incision or a Bikini incision yields similar perioperative outcomes and improves hip and lower limb function in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures. The approaches do not differ significantly in perioperative pain, acetabular component angles, or the risk of complications such as lower extremity deep vein thrombosis; however, the Bikini incision provides better cosmetic outcomes.