From: Outcome analysis following removal of locking plate fixation of the proximal humerus
SF-36 sub-scales | Preoperative (n = 29) Mean ± SD | 6-month follow-up (n = 30) Mean ± SD | Norms of the German population | * p-values | #p-values |
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Physical functioning | 52.3 ± 12.3 | 67.1 ± 23.6 | 72.9 ± 22.1 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
Role physical | 44.8 ± 17.5 | 58.8 ± 11.2 | 65.7 ± 33.5 | 0.045 | 0.03 |
Bodily pain | 46.9 ± 20.1 | 64.7 ± 9.8 | 70.3 ± 22.8 | 0.0006 | 0.04 |
General health | 40.3 ± 9.4 | 52.0 ± 12.6 | 56.3 ± 15.9 | 0.01 | 0.52 |
Vitality | 44.2 ± 23.7 | 57.5 ± 13 | 61.4 ± 17.3 | 0.0008 | 0.049 |
Social functioning | 69.3 ± 24.8 | 84.6 ± 8.2 | 91.8 ± 10.8 | 0.0001 | 0.009 |
Role emotional | 69.1 ± 14.7 | 77.2 ± 19.8 | 84.2 ± 26.9 | 0.045 | 0.01 |
Mental health | 66.9 ± 17.3 | 71.3 ± 11.9 | 75.7 ± 13.9 | 0.03 | 0.61 |