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 Ma 1ABCDEFG , Donghua Huang 1BC , Chunqing Meng 1E , Hong Wang 1E , Zengwu Shao 1E , Huimin Liu 2C* , Dehao Fu 13A*DOI: 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. | |||