Table 2 The distributional pattern of complications according to the fracture types, the presence of medial support, and osteoporosis
Complications (cases) | Fracture type | Medial support | Osteoporosis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 part (42) | 3 part (18) | 4 part (3) | (+) (36) | (-) (27) | (+) (30) | (-) (33) | Total (63) | |
Screw perforation | 2† | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Plate irritation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
RL without SP* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
RL with SP* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Nonunion* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
AVN of humoral head * | 1† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Screw loosening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Plate breakage* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total No. (%) | 8 (19.0) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (100) | 4 (11.1) | 10 (37.0) | 9 (30.0) | 5 (15.2) | 14 (22.2) |
P-value | 0.018 | 0.014 | 0.157 | |||||