Table 1 Baseline variables of patients before and after matching
Before Matching | After Matching | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALCP (n = 59) | RLCP (n = 55) | Std Mean Diffa | p value* | ALCP (n = 53) | RLCP (n = 53) | Std Mean Diffa | p value* | |||||
Mean Age (Mean, (range)) | 41.4 | (16–71) | 42.5 | (18–84) | 0.068 | 0.779 | 40.7 | (16–71) | 42.1 | (18–77) | 0.091 | 0.620 |
Males | 80% | (47) | 78% | 43 | −0.036 | 0.847 | 79% | (42) | 77% | (41) | −0.045 | 0.815 |
Lateral 2/5 shaft fractures | 19% | (11) | 13% | (7) | −0.162 | 0.389 | 13% | (7) | 13% | (7) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
AO Type 15.2 B/C: Wedge or comminuted fractures | 64% | (38) | 71% | (39) | 0.138 | 0.461 | 64% | (34) | 70% | (37) | 0.119 | 0.537 |
High energy injury | 58% | (34) | 55% | (30) | −0.062 | 0.741 | 53% | (28) | 55% | (29) | 0.037 | 0.846 |
Operated by specialist with experience above 6 yearsb | 92% | (54) | 93% | (51) | 0.044 | 0.813 | 91% | (48) | 92% | (49) | 0.067 | 0.729 |
Concomitant fracturesb | 12% | (7) | 18% | (10) | 0.177 | 0.346 | 11% | (6) | 17% | (9) | 0.162 | 0.405 |
Open fractureb | 0% | (0) | 1.8% | (1) | 0.270 | 0.300 | 0% | (0) | 1.8% | (1) | 0.275 | 0.317 |
ASA 1/2/3b | (36/19/4) | (30/21/4) | 0.512 | (33/17/3) | (29/21/3) | 0.467 | ||||||