Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Subgroup outcomes analysis
From: Outcomes of intramedullary nailing for acute proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review
Outcome | Two-part fracture | Three-part fracture | Four-part fracture | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(mean ± SD) | N | (mean ± SD) | N | (mean ± SD) | N | Two versus three | Two versus four | Three versus four | |
Forward elevation | 140.4 ± 29.2° | 95 | 143.0 ± 35.8° | 38 | 96.0 ± 33.1° | 8 | 0.7 | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
Abduction | 154.7 ± 30.6° | 16 | 140.5 ± 31.8° | 32 | 120.0 ± 20.0° | 6 | 0.2 | 0.04 | 0.1 |
External rotation | 45.4 ± 17.7° | 57 | 44.0 ± 16.7° | 38 | 33.8 ± 18.3° | 8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
Constant score | 74.3 ± 17.7 | 104 | 75.5 ± 15.6 | 127 | 63.6 ± 19.9 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.007 | 0.0009 |
Neer score | 87.2 ± 7.7 | 16 | 85.3 ± 9.9 | 122 | 62.5 ± 11.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
ASES score | 85.5 ± 17.2 | 34 | 83.5 ± 13.5 | 47 | na | na | 0.6 | na | na |