Comparison of outcome of unilateral locking plate and dual plating in the treatment of bicondylar tibial plateau fractures

Table 4 Post-hoc analysis of the three groups fixed with different implants

	ULP vs. CDP	ULP vs. HDP	CDP vs. HDP
Schatzker classification^a (V/VI)	ns	ns	p < 0.05
Operation time (min)	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns
Staged Tx (ESF → IF)^a	ns	p < 0.05	p < 0.05
Hospitalization period (days)	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns
Hardware impingement^a	p < 0.05	ns	p < 0.05

^aExamined by the chi-square test. The others were examined by the one-way independent ANOVA test. p < 0.05, statistically significant difference. ns not significant, ULP unilateral locking plate, CDP classic dual plate, HDP hybrid dual plate, Tx treatment, ESF external skeletal fixation, IF internal fixation.

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