Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Outcomes in the nail group and plate group
Overall (n = 122) | DCR-ESIN (n = 59) | LC-DCP (n = 63) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Timely union | 116 (95.1%) | 59 (100.0%) | 57 (90.5%) | 0.052 |
Mean time to union, weeks | 13.37 ± 3.19 | 12.00 ± 2.13 | 14.8 ± 3.49 | < 0.001 |
Delayed union | 3 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.8%) | |
Mean time to delayed union, weeks | 28.62 ± 0.59 | – | 28.62 ± 0.59 | |
Nonunion | 3 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.8%) | |
Radiographic angulation | ||||
AP angulation | 4.77 ± 3.77 (0.23–21.75) | 4.92 ± 4.10 (0.47–21.75) | 4.62 ± 3.44 (0.23–15.04) | 0.196 |
Lat. angulation | 5.42 ± 4.43 (0.17–25.48) | 6.18 ± 5.35 (0.17–25.48) | 4.66 ± 3.15 (0.49–13.59) | 0.2759 |
Total complications | 17 (12.3%) | 3 (5.1%) | 14 (22%) | 0.006 |
Radial nerve injury or impingement | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.049 |
Implant related | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.129 |
Infection | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 |
Bone healing (delayed union or nonunion) | 6 (4.9%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (9.5%) | 0.027 |
DASH score at 1-year follow-up | 8.03 ± 7.50 (0–45) | 6.32 ± 3.6 (0–20) | 9.63 ± 9.7 (0–45) | 0.014 |