Table 2 Comparison of patients between the standard and U-blade lag screw group.

From: Additional use of anti-rotation U-blade (RC) decreases lag screw sliding and limb length inequality in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures

 

Standard

U-blade lag screw

p value

Surgical time (min)

54.1 ± 11.5

56.9 ± 14.2

n.s. (0.060)

Hospital stay (days)

15.4 ± 7.4

17.0 ± 9.9

n.s. (0.123)

Fracture reduction gap (mm)

2.9 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 2.3

n.s. (0.067)

Parker’s ratio AP 0

42.4 ± 6.3

43.7 ± 6.0

n.s. (0.057)

Parker’s ratio Lat 0

46.5 ± 6.1

45.7 ± 5.3

n.s. (0.207)

Parker’s ratio cut AP 0

43.4 ± 13.7

 

Parker’s ratio cut Lat 0

44.2 ± 7.9

 

TAD 0

19.5 ± 4.7

20.3 ± 5.2

n.s. (0.119)

TAD cut 0

20.2 ± 5.2

 

CalTAD 0

20.6 ± 4.6

21.6 ± 4.9

n.s. (0.072)

CalTAD cut 0

20.9 ± 0.9

 

Lateralization (12 month) (≥ 10 mm)

12 (7.9%)

5 (3.3%)

n.s. (0.081)

Sliding distance

5.6 ± 3.2 (n = 149)

4.6 ± 2.4 (n = 152)

 < 0.05 (0.004)

 A1

4.0 ± 2.4 (n = 65)

3.4 ± 2.2 (n = 66)

n.s. (0.124)

 A2

6.1 ± 2.7 (n = 65)

5.2 ± 2.2 (n = 66)

 < 0.05 (0.042)

 A3

9.0 ± 4.3 (n = 19)

6.7 ± 1.5 (n = 20)

 < 0.05 (0.034)

Cut-out rate

3 (2.0%)

0 (0.0%)

n.s. (0.082)

Time to cut-out (weeks) (mean, SD)

8.2 ± 1.5

Other complications

ONFH (1), Distal locking screw breakage (1)

Non-union (1), Distal locking screw breakage (1)

 

Koval’s grade in 1 year (mean, SD)

3.4 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 1.3

n.s. (0.740)

HHS (1 year)

74.9 ± 8.6

76.7 ± 8.9

n.s. (0.076)