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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients with femoral neck fractures treated with CBS and OPTCS fixations

From: Compressive buttress compared with off-axial screw fixation for vertical femoral neck fractures in young adults: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Variables

CBS group

(N = 67)

OPTCS group

(N = 67)

p value

Male gender (%)

30 (52.6)

28 (46.7)

0.519

Age in years (range)

42 (33.8–54.3)

41 (30.5–54)

0.930

Right side (%)

29 (50.9)

31 (51.7)

0.932

BMI (range, Kg/m2)

24.4 (21.3–26.2)

25 (22.1–27.6)

0.280

Smoker (%)

16 (28.1)

18 (30.0)

0.818

Hypertension (%)

22 (38.6)

19 (31.7)

0.432

Diabetes (%)

13 (22.8)

16 (26.7)

0.629

Causes of Injury (%)

 Traffic accident

18 (31.6)

28 (46.7)

0.358

 Fall

20 (35.1)

14 (23.3)

 Sport

11 (19.3)

11 (18.3)

 Pedestrian

8 (14.0)

7 (11.7)

Singh index (%)

 Grade 6

37 (64.9)

39 (65.0)

0.967

 Grade 5

15 (26.3)

15 (25.0)

Garden classification (%)

 Nondisplaced (I–II)

16 (28.1)

23 (38.3)

0.239

 Displaced (III–IV)

41 (71.9)

37 (61.7)

VN classification (%)

 Less-inclined (< 15°)

8 (14.0)

9 (15.0)

0.882

 Inclined (≥ 15°)

49 (86.0)

51 (85.0)

 

 Infero-posterior comminution (%)

36 (63.2)

40 (66.7)

0.691

  1. CBS, Compression buttress screw; OPTCS, off-axial partial threaded cannulated screw; BMI, body mass index; VN, vertical of the neck axis