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The failure rate was 9.6%: there were 10 cut-outs (4%), 7 non-unions (2.8%), and 7 cut-throughs (2.8%). Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors for fixation failure were: female sex (p= 0.018), FNA &lt;125\u00b0 (p= 0.003), a difference in FNA of 7.5\u00b0 as compared to the contralateral hip on the lateral radiograph (p= &lt;0.0001), superior (p= 0.0141) and anterior position (p= &lt;0.0001) of the lag screw, and TAD &gt;25mm (p= 0.016). According to the multivariate analysis, female gender (OR 12.92 ; p 0.0019), the difference in FNA on the lateral view (OR 1.36; p &lt; 0.001), and the anterior position of the screw in the femoral head (OR14.01;p &lt;0.001) were confirmed as independent predictors of failure. 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