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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the Synbone group and 3D-printed group

From: Proximal third humeral shaft fractures fixed with long helical PHILOS plates in elderly patients: benefit of pre-contouring plates on a 3D-printed model—a retrospective study

 

Synbone group

3D-printed group

P value

Age

71.84 ± 4.81

71.00 ± 5.81

0.594

Gender

  

0.695

 Male

7 (28%)

7 (33.3%)

 

 Female

18 (72%)

14 (66.7%)

 

Proximal humerus involved

  

0.845

 Yes

10 (40%)

9 (42.9%)

 

 No

15 (60%)

12 (57.1%)

 

Fracture type (AO/OTA)

  

0.782

 A

4 (8.7%)

3 (6.5%)

 

 B

13 (28.3%)

13 (28.3%)

 

 C

8 (17.4%)

5 (10.9%)

 

Follow-up months

18.48 ± 6.25

16.95 ± 5.12

0.367