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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Preoperative radiological outcome

From: Correct positioning of the calcar screw leads to superior results in proximal humerus fractures treated with carbon-fibre-reinforced polyetheretherketone plate osteosynthesis with polyaxial locking screws

 

Group I (< 12 mm), n = 32

Group II (≥ 12 mm), n = 19

p value

Asymptomatic arthrosis signs

28% (n = 9)

32% (n = 6)

No sign.**

Varus dislocation < 120°

23% (n = 7)

20% (n = 5)

No sign.**

Head split component

47% (n = 15)

58% (n = 11)

No sign.**

Neck shaft dislocation (mm)

6.0 ± 4.1

6.6 ± 2.8

No sign.*

Metaphyseal head extension (mm)

8.8 ± 6.1

7.3 ± 5.6

No sign.*

Tuberosity dislocation (mm)

10.2 ± 4.1

12.1 ± 2.8

No sign.*

  1. n number
  2. *Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test, **Pearson’s chi-squared test, p < 0.05