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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Detailed report of the study cohort

From: Proximal fractures of the humerus in patients older than 75 years of age: should we consider operative treatment?

Neer

n included

n follow-up

Repair

n included

n follow-up

Mean DASH

Moderate/severe pain

ADL limitations

2-part

15

7

LCP

7

3

31.4

0

0

K-wire/tension band

2 (1× reop)

1 (1× reop)

36.7

0

0

Hemi-arthroplasty

0

Nail

3

2

65.4

1

1

Lag screws

2

1

13.3

0

0

Non LCP

1

0

3-part

32

22

LCP

16

13

36.4

2

3

K-wire/tension band

10 (7× reop)

6 (3× reop)

39.7

3

4

Hemi-arthroplasty

4

2

22.9

1

1

Nail

1

0

Lag screws

1

0

Non LCP

1

1

56.6

1

1

4-part

17

14

LCP

1

1

0

0

0

K-wire/tension band

4 (0× reop)

3

20

2

1

Hemi-arthroplasty

12

10

60.1

7

6

Nail

0

Lag screws

0

Non LCP

0