Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative conditions of patients with humeral, femoral or tibial fracture in two groups

Humerus

Operative time (min)

65 ± 15

95 ± 25

<0.0001

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

80 ± 30

125 ± 30

<0.0001

Healing rate in patients with 1 year follow-up (%)

95.4% (83/87)

92.0% (80/87)

0.535

Complications (n)

0.046

Radial nerve injury

1

8

Incision infection

1

2

Neer score (n)

0.092

Excellent

79

73

Good

6

5

Poor

2

9

Aitken and Rombeck's score (n)

0.707

Excellent

74

73

Good

11

12

Poor

2

4

Femur

Operative time (min)

70 ± 20

100 ± 30

<0.0001

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

150 ± 50

190 ± 60

<0.0001

Healing rate in patients with one year follow up (%)

98.1% (102/104)

88.5% (92/104)

0.010

Complications (n)

0.016

Incision infection

0

1

Nail breakage or loosening

0

7

Lysholm score (n)

0.992

Excellent

84

83

Good

13

13

Fair

5

6

Poor

2

2

Tibia

Operative time (min)

55 ± 15

85 ± 25

<0.0001

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

10 ± 5

15 ± 10

<0.0001

Healing rate in patients with 1 year follow up

92.1% (116/126)

81.2% (103/126)

0.024

Complications (n)

0.000

Nail breakage or loosening

0

16

Lysholm score (n)

0.986

Excellent

110

109

Good

10

10

Fair

3

4

Poor

3

3

AOFAS score (n)

0.990

Excellent

113

112

Good

7

7

Fair

4

5

Poor

2

2