Table 1 Comparison of general demographics within the control and experimental patient cohorts (mean ± SD; n, %)
|  | Control group | Experimental group | χ2/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.260 | 0.794 |
 Male | 17 (36.96) | 19 (39.58) |  |  |
 Female | 29 (63.04) | 29 (60.42) |  |  |
Age (years) | 56.02 ± 10.00 | 55.81 ± 11.24 | 0.095 | 0.924 |
Body mass index (kg/cm2) | 22.23 ± 1.32 | 22.14 ± 1.21 | 0.349 | 0.728 |
AO/OTA Type | Â | Â | 1.592 | 0.111 |
 A1 | 18 (39.13) | 16 (33.33) |  |  |
 A2 | 9 (19.57) | 5 (10.42) |  |  |
 C1.3 | 19 (41.30) | 27 (56.25) |  |  |
Cause of fracture | Â | Â | 0.760 | 0.448 |
 Fall injury | 34 (73.91) | 33 (68.75) |  |  |
 Traffic accider | 10 (21.74) | 14 (29.17) |  |  |
 Other | 2 (4.35) | 1 (2.08) |  |  |
Affected side | Â | Â | 0.824 | 0.412 |
 Left | 25 (54.35) | 22 (45.83) |  |  |
 Rights | 21 (45.65) | 26 (54.17) |  |  |
Injury time before operation (days) | 2.02 ± 0.80 | 2.27 ± 0.82 | 1.489 | 0.140 |