Table 2 Descriptive data of Dataset 2 presented in terms of quantity (n), percentage (%), mean value and SD, including p-values from the comparisons between patients with and without sLWF.

From: Relative lateral wall thickness is an improved predictor for postoperative lateral wall fracture after trochanteric femoral fracture osteosynthesis

Parameter

All patients

Patients with sLWF

Patients without sLWF

p-value

Included patients (n, %)

202 (100.0)

42 (20.8)

160 (79.2)

–

 Patients with AO/OTA 31-A1 fractures (n, %)

93 (46.0)

3 (3.2)

90 (96.8)

 –

 Patients with AO/OTA 31-A2 fractures (n, %)

109 (54.0)

39 (35.8)

70 (64.2)

 –

rLWT among all patients (mean value ± SD, %)

 57.8 ± 16.1

42.7 ± 10.5

61.8 ± 15.0

 < 0.001 [95% CI 14.4–24.0]

 rLWT among patients with AO/OTA 31-A1 fractures (mean value ± SD, %)

66.1 ± 14.6

40.7 ± 9.9

66.9 ± 14.0

0.002 [95% CI 10.0–42.5]

 rLWT among patients with AO/OTA 31-A2 fractures (mean value ± SD, %)

50.8 ± 14.0

42.9 ± 10.7

55.3 ± 13.7

 < 0.001 [95% CI 7.4–17.4]

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