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Table 3 Range of motion at postoperative 3 months for humerus shaft fractures with proximal or distal fracture extension

From: Narrow locking compression plate vs long philos plate for minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of spiral humerus shaft fractures

 

Group I (Narrow LCPa)

Group II (Long Philos plate)

p-value

Postoperative FF (°)

137.5 ± 21.2(100–170)

121.0 ± 16.1(100–150)

0.066

Postoperative Abd (°)

135.5 ± 21.5(100–170)

119.5 ± 14.6(100–145)

0.068

Postoperative ER (°)

40.0 ± 24.5(10–90)

17.0 ± 13.4(0–50)

0.020

Postoperative IR

(level)

T12(L3-T7)

L2(L5-T8)

0.053

  1. LCPa: locking compression plate, FF forward flexion, Abd abduction, ER external rotation, IR internal rotation
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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