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Table 2 Characteristics of non-unions compared with fractures that healed

From: Clinical outcomes of treatment with locking compression plates for distal femoral fractures in a retrospective cohort

Characteristics

Non-union (n = 7)

Union (n = 64)

p value

Age, years

61.5 ± 18.4

68.4 ± 18.7

0.25

Open fracture

4

15

0.07

MIPO

6

55

0.67

Simple fracture (AO/OTA 33A2/C1)

2

24

0.49

Comminuted fracture (AO/OTA 33A3/C2/C3)

5

40

Number of empty holes

2.0 ± 0.8

1.67 ± 1.89

0.17

Bridge span length (mm)

78.3 ± 29.5

85.9 ± 30.0

0.68

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number. Comparisons were conducted using Fisher’s exact test
  2. MIPO minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis, AO/OTA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopedic Trauma Association
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X