Analysis of Contoured Anatomic Plate Fixation versus Intramedullary Rod Fixation for Acute Midshaft Clavicle Fractures

Table 2

Patient demographics and fracture patterns.

Demographics	Pin (range)	Plate (range)	𝑃 value
No. of patients	34	67	0.1135
Age (years)	27.6 (14–59)	31.7 (16–68)	0.1453
Gender: male	29	63	0.1843
Gender: female	5	4	0.2194
Dominant extremity fracture	17	33	0.7287
Time from injury to surgery (days)	11.8 (3–26)	13.4 (1–42)	0.6349
Length of followup (months)	19 (15–26)	22 (18–32)	0.2578
Fracture pattern
OTA 15-B1	12	15	0.3492
OTA 15-B2	16	34
OTA 15-B3	6	18
Average displacement (mm)	18.4 (9–30)	20.6 (7–47)	0.1649
Average shortening (mm)	21.6 (7–37)	20.2 (7–37)	0.3631