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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4 Groups comparison and statistical analysis

From: Management of displaced radial neck fractures in children: percutaneous pinning vs. elastic stable intramedullary nailing

 

MEPS

Radiological alignment (°)

Range of motion (°)

∆ flexion

∆ extension

∆ pronation

∆ supination

ESIN (N = 7)

91.00 ± 7.30

1.43 ± 3.78

3.00 ± 2.08

0.29 ± 0.76

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Percutaneous pinning (N = 13)

91.08 ± 10.74

2.69 ± 5.25

31.92 ± 28.03

5.00 ± 4.56

11.92 ± 14.94

18.46 ± 29.32

ESIN vs. percutaneous pinning

0.9867b

0.6391c

0.0030 a

0.0135 c

0.0151 c

0.1448c

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. ∆ difference in range of motion between uninjured and fractured arm
  3. aWelch test
  4. bt-test
  5. cMann–Whitney test
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