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Table 2 Distribution and length of cortical comminution

From: Morphological characteristics of femoral neck fractures in young and middle-aged population: a retrospective descriptive study

Variables

Cortical comminution in coronal plane

Cortical comminution in axial plane

Superior (n, %)

Superior length (mm)

Inferior (n, %)

Inferior length (mm)

Anterior (n, %)

Anterior length (mm)

Posterior (n, %)

Posterior length (mm)

Pauwels classification

 Type I (8)

3 (37.5)

12.63 ± 4.83

4 (50.0)

14.78 ± 10.02

4 (50)

13.54 ± 6.19

4 (50)

10.25 ± 4.04

 Type II (60)

26 (43.3)

10.66 ± 4.53

33 (55.0)

11.61 ± 5.24

18 (30)

9.00 ± 3.61

35 (58.3)

12.67 ± 3.77

 Type III (84)

35 (41.7)

11.40 ± 3.69

55 (65.5)

14.09 ± 4.94

27 (32.1)

10.33 ± 4.94

65 (77.4)

14.66 ± 4.69

F/2

0.114

0.446

1.995

2.479

1.293

1.671

7.203

3.716

p

0.945a

0.642

0.369a

0.090

0.524a

0.199

0.027a

0.028

VN classification

 Type I (35)

16 (45.7)

11.39 ± 4.64

20 (57.1)

10.73 ± 6.05

12 (34.3)

10.11 ± 4.84

20 (57.1)

11.53 ± 3.36

 Type II (42)

20 (47.6)

10.93 ± 4.49

26 (61.9)

13.15 ± 5.14

13 (31.0)

9.83 ± 3.35

28 (66.7)

12.73 ± 4.25

 Type III (28)

9 (32.1)

11.66 ± 4.60

16 (57.1)

14.24 ± 5.25

10 (35.7)

11.89 ± 6.93

20 (71.4)

14.72 ± 4.45

 Type IV (47)

19(40.4)

10.96 ± 2.97

30 (63.8)

14.35 ± 4.86

14 (29.8)

9.06 ± 3.60

36 (76.6)

15.44 ± 4.50

F/2

1.905

0.096

0.550

2.150

0.383

0.724

3.691

4.505

p

0.592

0.962

0.908

0.100

0.994

0.543

0.297

0.005

  1. aFisher’s exact test