Radiological changes do not influence clinical mid-term outcome in stemless humeral head replacements with hollow screw fixation: a prospective radiological and clinical evaluation

Table 5 Clinical mid-term outcome of 53 stemless humeral head replacements compared to radiological findings

Radiological findings	N	Constant score (%)	p-value
No or minor radiological findings	37	78.9 (SD, 15.7; range, 30.5–101.2)	0.891
Major radiological findings	16	78.3 (SD, 15.8; range, 49.4–97.5)	0.891
No internal stress shielding	28	80.4 (SD, 15.6; range, 49.4–101.2)	0.411
Internal stress shielding in one or more zones	25	76.8 (SD, 15.7; range, 30.5–98.8)	0.411

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