Research Article
Humeral Diaphyseal Fracture Nonunion: An Audit of the Outcome from Intramedullary Nailing and DCP Plating
| | Variable | Plate Fixation Group
N = 36 | IM Nail Fixation Group
N = 20 | p-value |
| | Sex (%) | Female: 19 (52.8%)
Male: 17 (47.2%) | Female: 11 (55.0%)
Male: 9 (45.0%) | 0.876 | Age, years
(Median, Range) | 53.25 (21 – 79) | 62.16 (21 – 83) | 0.06 | | Dominant arm involvement, n (%) | 15 (41.6%) | 9 (45%) | 0.813 | | Type of nonunion, n (%) | Oligotrophic: 10 (27.7%)
Hypertrophic: 26 (72.3%) | Oligotrophic: 5 (25%)
Hypertrophic: 15 (75%) | 0.252 |
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Statistical analysis was done with Mann Whitney u test with p < 0.05 being considered significant.
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