Assessment of Shoulder Function after Internal Fixation of Humeral Diaphyseal Fractures in Young Adults: A Prospective Comparative Study
Table 1
The demographic and intraoperative data of the groups studied.
IMN (group A) (N = 21)
MIPO (group B) (N = 21)
value
Mean age (years)
34.8 ± 8.4
38.5 ± 8.4
0.167
Sex
Male
16 (76.2%)
15 (71.5%)
0.725
Female
5 (28.8%)
6 (28.5%)
Side
Right
7 (33.3%)
9 (42.9%)
0.525
Left
14 (66.7%)
12 (57.1%)
Mechanism of trauma
RTA
11 (52.4%)
13 (61.9%)
0.532884
Falling
10 (47.6%)
8 (38.1%)
AO/OTA classification
Type A
9 (42.9%)
12 (57.1%)
0.644497
Type B
9 (42.9%)
7 (33.3%)
Type C
3 (14.3%)
2 (9.5%)
Time before surgery (days)
1.9 ± 1.04
2.29 ± 1.34
0.311851
Operative time (minutes)
88.1 ± 16.9
124.05 ± 19.5
Blood loss (cc)
84.29 ± 16.8
134.05 ± 31.2
Follow-up period (months)
28.76 ± 6.04
31.1 ± 7.6
0.280379
Time of union (weeks)
15.48 ± 4.3
12.76 ± 3.7
0.035994
IMN: intramedullary nail; MIPO: minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis; N: number of patients in each group; RTA: road traffic accident. Sex, mechanism of injury, the affected side, and AO/OTA classification were compared by chi-square test, and the other variables were compared by independent T-test. value less than 0.05 is considered significant.
