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Table 4 Scores comparison of HHS and HSS in the CW and IMN groups

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

12 months (n)

HHS

76.81 ± 5.26

88.19 ± 4.69

< 0.0001

HSS

67.71 ± 4.65

78.50 ± 5.65

< 0.0001

24 months (n)

HHS

87.57 ± 5.38

93.19 ± 4.68

0.0018

HSS

75.81 ± 8.90

89.50 ± 5.05

< 0.0001

  1. IMN intramedullary nailing, CW cerclage wiring, HHS Harris hip score, HSS Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X