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Table 1 Mean absolute difference with 95% confidence interval (CI) between the simulation trials and p value of two one-sided test (TOST) with a threshold of 3 mm

From: Comparing the locking screw direction of three locking plates for lateral clavicle fractures: a simulation study

 

Distal clavicle plate

LCP clavicle plate lateral extension

HAI clavicle plate

Mean difference (mm) [95% CI]

p value

Mean difference (mm) [95% CI]

p value

Mean difference (mm) [95% CI]

p value

Between simulations 1 and 2 for examiner 1

0.56

[−0.04–1.16]

0.031

1.76

[−0.35–3.87]

0.156

0.40

[−0.15–0.95]

0.007

Between simulations 1 and 2 for examiner 2

0.76

[0.18–1.33]

0.029

0.86

[0.19–1.52]

0.055

0.18

[−0.19–1.35]

0.003

Between examiners 1 and 2

0.54

[0.05–1.02]

0.002

0.88

[0.23–1.53]

0.012

0.18

[−0.15–0.94]

< 0.001

  1. CI confidence interval