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Table 4 Radiographic union score

From: Newer generation straight humeral nails allow faster bone healing and better functional outcome at mid-term

 

Straight nail (n = 128)

Curvilinear nail (n = 115)

p value

30 days

4.1 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.4

0.15

90 days

7 ± 0.8

6.4 ± 0.7

0.004*

180 days

10 ± 1,2

9 ± 0,9

0.001*

Complications

5

4

 

Non-union

4

3

 

Revision surgery

1

1

 
  1. *Statistical significance (p < 0.05)
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X