| | | Celecoxib
(n=149) | Transdermal buprenorphine
(n=89) | Codeine/
ibuprofen
(n=77) | P value |
| | Mean (SD) age (years) | 55.7 (15.4) | 54.6 (16.1) | 54.9 (17.2) | 0.82 | | Sex | | Male | 34 (23) | 21 (24) | 19 (25) | 0.95 | | Female | 115 (77) | 68 (76) | 58 (75) | | | Side of injury | | Left | 78 (52) | 49 (55) | 39 (51) | 0.85 | | Right | 71 (48) | 40 (45) | 38 (49) | | | Handedness of patient | | Left | 22 (15) | 12 (13) | 13 (17) | 0.83 | | Right | 127 (85) | 77 (87) | 64 (83) | | | Fracture classification | | A1, A2, A3 | 0, 47, 50 (65) | 0, 28, 28 (63) | 0, 25, 26 (66) | 0.99 | | B1, B2, B3 | 2, 3, 2 (5) | 2, 1, 1 (4) | 1, 1, 1 (4) | | | C1, C2, C3 | 18, 20, 7 (30) | 13, 11, 5 (33) | 10, 9, 4 (30) | | Long-term alcohol consumption | 23 (15) | 13 (15) | 16 (21) | 0.50 | | Smoker | 25 (17) | 19 (21) | 13 (17) | 0.64 |
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