Humeral Diaphyseal Fracture Nonunion: An Audit of the Outcome from Intramedullary Nailing and DCP Plating

Table 3

Comparison of postoperative outcomes.

Variable	Plate Fixation Group; Mean (SD); N = 36	IM Nail Group; Mean (SD); N = 20	P-value
Follow up time, months.; (mean ± SD)	38.75 ± 6.83	34.69 ± 7.73	0.06
Union time, months.; (mean ± SD)	4.24 ± 0.67	4.47 ± 0.60	0.976
CMS; (mean ± SD)	82.40 ± 16.84	77.58 ± 12.96	0.246
DASH score; (mean ± SD)	17.46 ± 11.05	20.86 ± 11.63	0.299
Complication rate; (mean ± SD)	13.8%	10%	0.097

CMS = Constant-Murley score; DASH = Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; SD = Standard Deviation.
All variables were analyzed with independent student t-test. p < 0.05 is considered significant.