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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with ulna coronoid fractures among the four groups

From: Efficacy of internal fixation with mini plate and internal fixation with hollow screw for Regan-Morrey type II and III ulna coronoid fractures

 

Mini plate group

(n = 31)

Hollow screw group

(n = 44)

Kirschner wire group

(n = 62)

Steel wire suture group

(n = 27)

p

Gender (male/female)

19/12

23/21

36/26

12/15

0.557

Average age (year)

38.8 ± 6.1

35.0 ± 6.9

35.5 ± 6.6

36.1 ± 6.4

0.076

Time between injury and surgery (d)

4.5 ± 1.1

4.8 ± 1.3

4.3 ± 1.3

4.4 ± 1.0

0.217

Regan-Morrey type

 II

21

29

34

17

0.56

 III

10

15

28

10

 

Cause of injury

 Fall

17

23

44

18

0.186

 Traffic injury

14

21

18

9

 

Laterality of injury

 Left side

12

19

38

14

0.134

 Right side

19

25

24

13

 

Combined injury

 Dislocation of elbow joint

21

27

44

23

0.200

 Simple ulna coronoid fractures

10

17

18

4

 
  1. Notes: Measurement data or counting data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or number of cases; one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with replicate measurement or chi square test were used to compare multi-group data; a value of p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant