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Table 1 Maximum fracture force and stiffness of the three fixation types for oblique metacarpal shaft fracture

From: Comparison of the fixation ability between lag screw and bone plate for oblique metacarpal shaft fracture

Parameters (unit)

Value

Three fixation approaches

2LS

RP

LP

P†

Maxi fracture force (N)

Mean*

153.6a

211.6b

227.5b

 < 0.001

SD

26.5

18.5

10.0

 

Max

198.7

236.9

227.1

 

Min

118.2

184.8

194.6

 

Stiffness (N/mm)

Mean*

57.0a

64.7a

65.4a

0.222

SD

8.2

10.2

8.2

 

Max

70.1

78.1

76.1

 

Min

49.0

42.1

51.3

 
  1. 2LS Double lag screw fixation, RP Regular plate fixation, LP Locked plate fixation, SDStandard deviation, Max Maximum, Min Minimum
  2. †One-Way ANOVA test
  3. *Post hoc pairwise comparisons were conducted using Tukey’s test. For each parameter of max fracture force or stiffness, the means with the same letter (a or b) are not significantly different
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X