From: Tips and tricks to achieve osteotomy healing and prevent refracture after ulnar shortening osteotomy
 | Group 1 (n = 74) | Group 2 (n = 62) | p value |
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Osteotomy direction (transverse to oblique) | 18:56 | 32:30 | 0.001†|
Use of lag screw (yes to no) | 27:47 | 25:37 | 0.647 |
Plate type (LC-DCP to LCP) | 60:14 | 0:62 | < 0.001†|
Length of ulnar shorteninga (mm) | 3.08 ± 1.05 | 2.86 ± 1.47 | 0.070 |
Osteotomy reduction gapa (mm) | 0.60 ± 0.64 | 0.28 ± 0.41 | 0.002†|
Time to uniona (months)M | 5.11 ± 2.67 | 3.61 ± 1.97 | < 0.001†|
Time to consolidationa (months) | 20.25 ± 9.46 | 15.81 ± 6.60 | 0.002†|