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Table 4 Outcomes in studies of similar patients

From: Outcomes of AO/OTA C-type fractures of the distal humerus after open reduction and internal fixation with locking plate constructs in patients at least 65 years old

Article name (year)

Number of patients

Number at follow-up

Patient age years

F-U years

Fracture AO types

Only locking plates?

MEPS

DASH

Flex-ext arc

Sup-pron arc

Country

Githens et al. (2013) Meta-analysis, ORIF

-b

292

75c

3.6

B and C

No

88

35f

100

-b

Multiple

Virani et al. (2017) [15]

63

41

66c

3.2 (2.2–6.8)

C

No

85

21 g

105

156

India

Shannon F et al. (2018) [18]

21

16

78 (70–84)d

4 (1–8)

C

Yes

91

19

97

147

United States

Our study

39

23 (14 + 9)

79 (69–93)d

3.2 (1–6.2)

C

Yes

85

19

119

177

Finland

TEA studies

Streelzow (2021)

40

21

79 (SD9)e

5 (2–13)

-b

 

90

31

111

152

Canada

Barco (2017)a [13]

29

20

75 (38–93, SD12)c

 > 10

-b

 

91

-b

94

152

United States

Githens et al. (2013) [3] Meta-analysis, TEA

-b

271

74

3.8

B and C

 

90

39f

101

-b

Multiple

  1. Data presented as numbers, means, means (range) and means (SD)
  2. F-U Ffollow-up, Flex-Ext Flexion–extension (arc was calculated by subtracting the mean extension loss from mean flexion if direct data was not available), Sup-pron Supination-pronation (arc was calculated by adding pronation and supination if direct data was not available)
  3. adata from non-rheumatoid patients
  4. bdata not available
  5. cunspecified
  6. dat follow-up
  7. eat index surgery
  8. fdata from 3 studies of 10 included in the review for ORIF, 5 studies of 13 for TEA
  9. gDASH is reported arm-specifically, the value of the injured arms was tabulated