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 2 Comparison of 2 types of surgery in elbow joint fracture repairs.
| Demographic variable | Group I | Group II | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.773 | |
| 8.30% | 15% | 0.581 | |
| Extension degree | 0.898 | ||
| Mean (std) | 11.67 (1.978) | 12.0 (1.598) | |
| Flexion degree | 0.633 | ||
| Mean (std) | 123.8 (2.23) | 122.3 (2.002) | |
| 0.75 | |||
| Mean (std) | 112.9 (3.866) | 111.3 (3.262) | |
| 1.000 | |||
| Mean (std) | 85.0 (10.3) | 86.0 (11.0) | |
| 0.853 | |||
| Mean (std) | 30.2 (19.3) | 32.8 (25.0) | |
| ROM – range of motion; DASH – the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand score; MEPS – the Mayo Elbow Performance score. | |||