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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Demographic profile of study

From: Plate osteosynthesis of fractures of the shaft of the humerus: comparison of limited contact dynamic compression plates and locking compression plates

Characteristics

Group A

Group B

Age in years, Mean (range)

36.8 ± 8.9 years (18–65 years)

37.6 ± 10.8 years (22–64 years)

Sex (male:female)

73 : 29

75 : 35

Right:left

70 : 32

65 : 45

Preoperative radial nerve injury

8

10

Mechanism of injury

 Road traffic accident

51

46

 Fall

26

29

 Others

25

35

Fracture type(AO classification)

 Type 12 A

52

55

  A1

25

27

  A2

18

15

  A3

9

13

 Type 12 B

40

43

  B1

14

16

  B2

12

11

  B3

14

16

 Type 12 C

10

12

  C1

4

6

  C2

4

4

  C3

2

2