Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcome of hip hemiarthroplasty (HA) through posterolateral approach with or without piriformis transection for femoral neck fractures in the elderly. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 129 elderly patients who received HA for femoral neck fractures in our hospital from January 2018 to June 2023. According to the doctor-patient communication, 59 patients had HA performed with non piriformis transection (NPT), while other 70 patients had piriformis transection (PT). The perioperative, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared. [Results] Although there were no significant differences in operation time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss and incision healing grade between the two groups (P>0.05), the NPT group proved significantly superior to the PT group in terms of postoperative walking time [(4.0±1.1) days vs (5.1±1.3) days, P<0.001] and hospital stay [(13.6±1.7) days vs (14.5±2.0) days, P=0.007]. As time elapsed in follow-up time period lasted for (8.9±2.0) months in a mean, the VAS score for pain decreased significantly (P<0.05), while the Harris score and hip extension-flexion ROM increased significantly in both groups (P<0.05). At 3 months after surgery and the latest follow-up, the NPT group was significantly better than the PT group regarding to VAS score [(3.7±0.7) vs (5.4±0.7), P<0.001; (1.5±1.2) vs (2.5±1.1), P<0.001], Harris score [(88.1±1.4) vs (87.3±1.7), P=0.004; (92.4±1.8) vs (90.1±1.5), P< 0.001], hip flexion-extension ROM [(101.3±8.0)° vs (90.4±6.0)°, P=0.004; (130.8±5.9)° vs (116.1±6.0)°, P<0.001]. As for imaging, the leg length discrepancy (LLD) significantly reduced in both groups at the last follow-up compared with that preoperatively (P<0.05), whereas the number of femoral stem deviation remained unchanged significantly in both groups at the last follow-up compared with that immediately postoperatively (P>0.05). At any corresponding time points, there were no significant differences in LLD and femoral stem deviation between the two groups (P>0.05). [Conclusion] Compared with traditional piriformis transection, the HA through posterior approach without piriformis transection has advantages of walking earlier and hospital stays shorter, which is conducive to accelerating the recovery of hip function in the treatment of femoral neck fractures in the elderly.