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Table 3 The distributional pattern focusing on the fracture- and bone- related complication

From: Does medial support decrease major complications of unstable proximal humerus fractures treated with locking plate?

Complications (cases)

Fracture type

Medial support

Osteoporosis

 
 

2 part (42)

3 part (18)

4 part (3)

(+) (36)

(-) (27)

(+) (30)

(-) (33)

Total (63)

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

Total No.(%)

4 (9.5)

3 (16.7)

2 (66.7)

1 (2.8)

8 (29.6)

7 (23.3)

2 (6.1)

9 (14.3)

P-value

0.035

  

0.004

 

0.073

  
  1. Values are given as number (percentage).
  2. *non-medial support group.
  3. RL = reduction loss, SP = screw perforation.