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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4 Functional outcome at follow-up

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

SSV (%)

83.4 ± 16.3

71.2 ± 16.1

p = 0.007*

CS

79.1 ± 16.1

67.8 ± 19.3

p = 0.013*

QDASH

13.2 ± 16.0

23.4 ± 18.4

p = 0.026*

VAS pain

1.3 ± 1.9

2.1 ± 2.6

No sign.*

Flexion (°)

146 ± 29

113 ± 43

p = 0.002*

Abduction (°)

146 ± 34

113 ± 43

p = 0.007*

External rotation (°)

51 ± 19

31 ± 22

p = 0.002*

  1. n number, SSV Subjective Shoulder Value, CS Constant–Murley Score, QDASH Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score, VAS Visual Analogue Scale of Pain
  2. *Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test, p < 0.05
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