Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Characteristics of study population
From: Final outcomes of radial nerve palsy associated with humeral shaft fracture and nonunion
Operative | Nonoperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 175 | 77 (44%) | 98 (56%) |
Age (years) | Mean: 49.3 | Mean: 50.3 | Mean: 48.5 |
Range: 18–92 | Range: 18–83 | Range: 18–92 | |
Gender | Male: 84 | Male: 38 | Male: 46 |
Female: 91 | Female: 39 | Female: 52 | |
Surgical approach | Anterolateral: 57 | Anterolateral: 57 | |
Posterior: 20 | Posterior: 20 | ||
Prior history of RNP (resolved) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Follow-up (months) | Mean: 11.9 | Mean: 17.9 | Mean: 6.9 |
Range: 2–77 | Range: 6–77 | Range: 2–65 | |
Nonunion of humerus | 37 | 37 | |
Acute fracture of humerus | 138 | 40 | 98 |
RNPc (%) | 19 | 12 (15.6%) | 7 (7.1%) |
RNPi (%) | 6 | 5 (6.5%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Iatrogenic RNP (%) | 2 | 2 (3%) | |