Influence of Timing on Surgical Outcomes for Acute Humeral Shaft Fractures

Table 1

Patient demographics.

	Early group (n = 21)	Delayed group (n = 22)	value
Time from injury to surgery (days)	2.5 ± 1.3	7.0 ± 1.8	<0.001
Age (years)	43.1 ± 21.8	51.8 ± 22.2	0.21
Male/female	12/9	15/7	0.54
Side of injury, right/left	8/13	11/11	0.54
Smoker/nonsmoker	6/15	8/14	0.75
Preoperative radial nerve injury	3	3	1.0
AO type A	12	15	0.54
AO type B	8	6	0.52
AO type C	1	1	1.0
Proximal 1/3	1	3	0.61
Middle 1/3	11	12	1.0
Distal 1/3	9	6	0.35
Intramedullary nailing	7	13	0.13
Plate fixation	12	8	0.23
Kirschner wire or lag screw	2	1	0.61

. AO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen.