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Table 4 Clinical outcomes of 162 patients with clinical examination

From: Nonanatomic healing of the greater tuberosity after plating in proximal humeral fractures: a case control study

Variable

AH (n = 101) n (%)/mean (SD)

NH (n = 61) n (%)/mean (SD)

P value

Average follow-up time

25.5 (± 7.3)

28.1 (± 7.5)

0.280

Constant scores

83.9 (± 11.8)

75.0 (± 13.9)

 < 0.001

GT complications

  

 Malposition

46 (75.4%)

 

 Nonunion

7 (11.5%)

 

 Osteolysis

8 (13.1%)

 

Other complications

  

0.053

 Primary screw penetration

1 (1.0%)

1 (1.6%)

 

 Subsequent screw penetration

6 (5.9%)

5 (8.2%)

 

 Humeral head osteonecrosisa

3 (3.0%)

3 (4.9%)

 

 Heterotopic ossificationb

2 (2.0%)

1 (1.6%)

 

 Posttraumatic osteoarthrosis

0

3 (4.9%)

 
  1. Bold indicates that the P value is < 0.05 and statistically significant
  2. aPatients with humeral head osteonecrosis both with screw penetration
  3. bOne patient with both humeral head osteonecrosis and heterotopic ossification