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Table 3 Radiographic outcome

From: Retrospective cohort study on radial head arthroplasty comparing long-term outcomes between valgus type injury and fracture dislocation

Radiographic analysis Group A
N = 14 		Group B
N = 19 		P-value
Patients with radiolucency 9 (64%) 17 (89%) .043*
Radiolucency score 2.14 ± 2.47 2.92 ± 2.41 .369
 Correlationa with VAS ­ .049 .130  
 Correlation with MEPS - .384b - .035
 Correlation with QuickDASH .159 .010
  1. VAS Visual analog scale
  2. MEPS Mayo Elbow Performance Score
  3. QuickDASH score Shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score
  4. a Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC)
  5. b PCC between −0.3 to −0.5 shows weak to moderate negative correlation
  6. * A p-value of < 0.05 indicated significant difference
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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