Clinical Study

Medial Calcar Support and Radiographic Outcomes of Plate Fixation for Proximal Humeral Fractures

Table 2

Subgroup outcome analysis.

VariablesGroup 1Group 2 value
( = 36)( = 53)

Nonunion 0 (0.0)5 (9.4)0.078
Screw penetration2 (5.6)4 (7.5)0.644
Redisplacemen11 (30.6)27 (50.9)0.050
Osteonecrosi3 (8.3)17 (32.1)0.008
Conversion arthroplasty0 (0.0)3 (5.7)0.269

Note: data are number (%) of lesions, unless otherwise indicated.
Pearson chi-square test, unless otherwise stated.
Statistical significance ( < 0.05).