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Table 2 Comparison demographics of cerclage wiring group and intramedullary nailing group

From: Use of minimally invasive cerclage wiring for displaced major fragments of femoral shaft fractures after intramedullary nailing promotes bone union and a functional outcome

 

IMN group (n = 21)

CW group (n = 16)

p value

Mean age (S.D.)

42.4 ± 16.5

45.6 ± 15.7

0.5540 > 0.05

Sex (n, %)

Male

15

10

0.5654 > 0.05

Female

6

6

0.5654 > 0.05

AO/OTA pattern (n)

32B

16

12

0.9334 > 0.05

32C

5

4

0.9334 > 0.05

L (cm)

8.7 ± 5.3

9.7 ± 3.0

0.4915 > 0.05

Dprox (cm)

2.6 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 0.9

0.5610 > 0.05

Ddist (cm)

2.8 ± 1.6

3.9 ± 2.9

0.1468 > 0.05

Bd

2.8 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.3

0.8547 > 0.05

Site (n)

Middle

9

5

0.4708 > 0.05

Distal or proximal

12

11

0.4708 > 0.05

  1. L length of the major fragment, Dprox proximal displacement of the major fragment, Ddist distal displacement of the major fragment, Bd diameter of the femur, IMN intramedullary nailing, CW cerclage wiring
  2. *p < 0.05
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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