05 March 2022 : Clinical Research
Conversion from Spanning External Fixation to Open Reduction Internal Fixation Contributes to Healing of Soft Tissues and Fractures in Open Distal Humeral Fractures
Kaige Ma1ABCDEFG, Donghua Huang1BC, Chunqing Meng1E, Hong Wang1E, Zengwu Shao1E, Huimin Liu2C*, Dehao Fu13ADOI: 10.12659/MSM.934488
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934488
Table 1 Demographics of the 32 patients.
| Demographic variable | Group I | Group II | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 12 | 20 | |
| Age (y/o) | 0.422 | ||
| Mean (std) | 37.6 (10.4) | 34 (11.9) | |
| Sex | 0.706 | ||
| Male (%) | 7 (21.9%) | 13 (40.6%) | |
| Female (%) | 5 (15.6%) | 7 (21.9%) | |
| 0.019 | |||
| I | 0 | 7 | |
| II | 10 | 13 | |
| IIIA | 2 | 0 | |
| 0.942 | |||
| C1 | 3 | 4 | |
| C2 | 8 | 14 | |
| C3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4.0 (5.92) | |||
| Mean time before admission. H | |||
| Mean (std) | 5.8 (2.82) | 6 (2.90) | 0.879 |
| Mean Hospitalization days | |||
| Mean (std) | 13.25 (0.509) | 11.75 (0.68) | 0.131 |
| Mean follow-up period. Mo | |||
| Mean (std) | 28 (5.6) | 28.8 (8.0) | 0.770 |
| Patients’ demographics, wound and fracture classifications, admission time, hospital stay time, follow-up period in a series of 32 patients (mean [standard deviation] or number [percentage]). | |||