Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Fracture patterns and locations
Overall (n = 122) | DCR-ESIN (n = 59) | LC-DCP (n = 63) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fracture patterns | 0.664 | |||
Simple (12-A) | 54 (44.3%) | 27 (45.8%) | 27 (42.8%) | 0.428 |
Spiral (12-A1) | 12 (9.9%) | 7 (11.9%) | 5 (7.9%) | |
Oblique (12-A2) | 15 (12.3%) | 8 (13.6%) | 7 (11.1%) | |
Transverse (12-A3) | 27 (22.1%) | 12 (20.3%) | 15 (23.8%) | |
Wedge (12-B) | 48 (39.3%) | 21 (35.6%) | 27 (42.9%) | 0.860 |
Spiral wedge (12-B1) | 21 (17.3%) | 10 (16.9%) | 11 (17.5%) | |
Bending wedge (12-B2) | 25 (20.5%) | 10 (16.9%) | 15 (23.8%) | |
Fragmented wedge (12-B3) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | |
Complex (12-C) | 20 (16.4%) | 11 (18.6%) | 9 (14.3%) | 0.673 |
Spiral (12-C1) | 12 (9.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | 6 (9.5%) | |
Segmental (12-C2) | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (3.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | |
Irregular (12-C3) | 5 (4.1%) | 3 (5.0%) | 2 (3.2%) | |
Fracture location | 0.789 | |||
Proximal third | 27 (22.1%) | 12 (20.3%) | 15 (23.8%) | |
Middle third | 65 (53.3%) | 31 (52.5%) | 34 (54.0%) | |
Distal third | 30 (22.1%) | 16 (27.1%) | 14 (22.2%) |