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Table 3 Outcomes of the two grades of surgeons of the 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

 

Senior attending doctor

Junior attending doctor

P value

Age

70.56 ± 6.02

71.33 ± 5.88

0.770

Gender (male/female)

2/7

5/7

0.642

Fracture type (A/B/C)

2/4/3

1/9/2

0.355

Proximal humerus involved (yes/no)

5/4

7/5

0.899

Time to fracture union (weeks)

15.78 ± 2.11

16.50 ± 3.53

0.593

Constant-Murley score

77.33 ± 6.75

76.67 ± 5.74

0.809

MEPS score

97.22 ± 2.63

96.67 ± 4.92

0.763

Duration of surgery (min)

39.89 ± 8.07

44.67 ± 6.88

0.160

Blood loss volume (ml)

107.00 ± 18.01

103.83 ± 12.26

0.637