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Fifty patients in Group A received closed reduction intramedullary nailing of proximal femur, and 40 patients in Group B received hip arthroplasty. All patients were followed up for 12 months after surgery, clinical outcomes included surgical indicators, visual analog scale (VAS) score, Harris score, quality of life, mental status, and complications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The surgery time, bleeding volume, infusion volume of patients in Group A are all significantly lower than those in Group B (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), while the weight-bearing activity time and first workout time of Group A are all significantly higher than those in Group B (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The VAS score in patients of Group A at 1 week postoperative is significantly lower than that in patients of Group B (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The Harris score in patients of Group A at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperative are all significantly higher than those in patients of Group B (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), and the excellent and good rate of hip function recovery at 12 months postoperative in patient of Group A is significantly lower than that in patients of Group B (80% vs. 95%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Furthermore, The score of SF-36 standardized physical component, SF-36 standardized mental component and Barthel in patients of Group A at 6 months postoperative are significantly lower than those in patients of Group B (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), and the score of mini-mental state examination is significantly higher (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), while there are not significantly different at 12 months postoperative (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). 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