Table 1 Comparison of epidemiologic and preoperative data between C-Nail and plate osteosynthesis

n = 47 patients

n = 45 patients

Gender (m)

87 (86%)

44 (84%)

43 (87%)

0.78

Age (years)

46.6 ± 12.1

49.2 ± 13.1

43.9 ± 10.4

0.019

n = 52 fractures

n = 49 fractures

Trauma (unilateral, bilateral, multiple trauma in stable condition)

59/22/20 (58%/22%/20%)

29/13/10 (56%/25%/19%)

30/9/10 (61%/18%/21%)

0.72

Type of fracture (open)

6 (6%)

2 (4%)

4 (8%)

0.43

Classification (Sanders type IV)

72 (71%)

32 (62%)

40 (82%)

0.026

Böhler’s angle preoperative (median)

16.0 ± 10.0 (15.0)

17.7 ± 9.3 (17.5)

14.2 ± 10.4 (13.0)

0.028