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Table 2 SF-36 in men preoperative and 6 month after removal of PHILOS plate and the age- and gender matched norms of the German population

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

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

  1. Data are given as mean ± SD, * p-values comparing patients preoperative results to 6-month follow-up data, # p-values comparing patients results at 6-month follow-up to normative data. ANOVA on ranks followed by Tukey.
  2. * p-values comparing patients preoperative results to 6-month follow-up data.
  3. # p-values comparing patients results at 6-month follow-up to normative data