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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Analysis of the total population. CSM Constant–Murley Score, OSS Oxford Shoulder Score, SST Simple Shoulder Test, SSV Subjective Shoulder Value, VAS visual analog scale

From: Anatomically reduced fixation should always be considered when treating B and C proximal epiphyseal humeral fractures

Total population

Total (n = 59)

DiPHOS (n = 40, 67.8%)

SMR (n = 19, 32.2%)

p value

Age, years

66 ± 6.2 (50–75°)

64.1 ± 6.7 (50–75°)

68.8 ± 4.4 (60–75°)

 

Abduction

149.3 ± 28.5° (60–180°)

153.6 ± 23.8° (90–180°)

140.2 ± 35.6° (60–180°)

0.093

Elevation

148.5 ± 27.8° (80–180°)

152.6 ± 25.9° (80–180°)

140 ± 32.1° (90–180°)

0.103

External rotation

38.8 ± 11.7° (10–60°)

39 ± 10.8° (20–60°)

38.4 ± 13.8° (10–60°)

0.861

Internal rotation

L3

T10 (T7–buttock)

Sacrum (T7–buttock)

 

CMS

70.8 ± 19.9° (26–99°)

77.3 ± 18.9° (30–99°)

57.1 ± 14.6° (26–79°)

 < 0.001

OSS

41.0 ± 9.1° (13–52°)

42.3 ± 8.4° (20–52°)

38.1 ± 9.9° (26–79°)

0.092

SST

8.9 ± 2.5° (2–12°)

9.7 ± 2.0° (4–12°)

7.1 ± 2.5° (2–11°)

 < 0.001

SSV

0.7 ± 0.1° (0.3–1°)

0.8 ± 0.14° (0.4–1°)

0.7 ± 0.1° (0.3–0.95°)

0.071

VAS

2.0 ± 2.3° (0–8°)

1.45 ± 1.6° (0–7°)

3.3 ± 2.8° (0–8°)

0.002