Table 3.

Post-surgical complications at any follow-up

Complication type	Replacement, N = 22	ORIF, N = 23
Range of motion deficit >30°	2 (9.1)	4 (17.4)
Stiffness caused by prostheses	1 (4.5)	0 (0)
No healing	0 (0)	1 (4.3)
Secondary fragment displacement	0 (0)	3 (13.1)
Deep wound infection	0 (0)	1 (4.3)
Heterotopic ossification	0 (0)	2 (8.7)
Total	3 (13.6)	11 (47.9)

ORIF open reduction and internal fixation

Data given as number of patients (%)

The prosthesis replacement group had better clinical effects than the ORIF group and the total difference was statistically significant