Table 4 Longitudinal changes in UCLA, Constant, and SSI-ASES scores from baseline to post-treatment.

From: Comparison of surgical techniques for the treatment of humeral nonunion using the Ilizarov method

Characteristic

N

Time point

pb

\({r}_{biserial}^{rank}\)

Baseline, n = 21a

After treatment, n = 21a

UCLA score

21

11.00 (9.00, 15.00)

31.00 (29.00, 35.00)

 < 0.001

 − 1.00

Constant score

21

28.00 (22.00, 33.00)

94.00 (91.00, 100.00)

 < 0.001

 − 1.00

SSI-ASES score

21

43.00 (34.00, 46.00)

95.00 (92.00, 100.00)

 < 0.001

 − 1.00

  1. N, Sample size; n, Group size; p, p-value of test; \({r}_{biserial}^{rank}\), Rank biserial correlation coefficient
  2. aMdn (Q1, Q3)
  3. bWilcoxon sign rank test
  4. Significant values are in bold