Influence of Timing on Surgical Outcomes for Acute Humeral Shaft Fractures

Table 2

Comparison of incidence of postoperative complications and postoperative fracture gap (early group vs. delayed group).

	Early group (n = 21)	Delayed group (n = 22)	value
Delayed union	1 (4.8%)	7 (32%)	0.046
Nonunion	0 (0%)	2 (9.1%)	0.49
Iatrogenic radial nerve injury	1 (4.8%)	0 (0%)	0.49
Infection	0 (0%)	1 (4.5%)	1.0
Postoperative fracture gap	1.2 ± 1.7	3.5 ± 3.3	0.007

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