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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the 106 female patients (BMI, body mass index).

From: Refracture after plate removal of midshaft clavicle fractures after bone union—incidence, risk factors, management and outcomes

 

Refractures(n = 11)

No refracture(n = 95)

p-value

Menopause n(%)

9(81.8%)

37(38.9%)

0.009

Non-menopause n(%)

2(18.2%)

58(61.1%)

 

Age

   

< 50

3(7.5%)

37(92.5%)

0.450

>=50

8(12.1%)

58(97.9%)

 

BMI

   

< 18.5

0(0%)

6(100%)

0.792

>=18.5&<24

8(11.6%)

61(88.4%)

 

>=24&<28

3(10.3%)

26(89.7%)

 

>=28

0(0%)

2(100%)

 

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

2(18.2%)

8(8.4%)

0.294

Left-sided procedure, n (%)

3(27.3%)

44(46.3%)

0.363

Concurrent injuries, n (%)

0(0%)

12(12.6%)

0.211

Robinson classification

  

< 0.001

2A

2(9.5%)

19(90.5%)

 

2B1

1(1.6%)

63(98.4%)

 

2B2

8(38.1%)

13(61.9%)

 

Lock plate use,n(%)

9(81.8%)

80(84.2%)

0.838

Interfragmentary screws used n(%)

5(45.5%)

34(35.8%)

0.528

Fair/poor reduction n(%)

8(72.7%)

14(14.7%)

< 0.001

Delayed union or malunion n(%)

4(36.4%)

7(7.4%)

0.015

Meaninterval between fixation andremoval (weeks)

62.09

68.62

0.268

Interval stratification n (%)

  

0.052

<=12 months

3(27.3%)

8(72.7%)

 

> 12 months

8(8.4%)

87(91.6%)