Table 2.
Baseline characteristics, follow-up duration and time to removal for both treatment groups
| Plate group, n = 43 | ESIN group, n = 47 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ±SD) | 39.4 ± 14.1 | 33.1 ± 15.6 | p = 0.049 | |
| Gender, n (%) | Male | 33 (77) | 33 (70) | p = 0.48 |
| Female | 10 (23) | 14 (30) | ||
| Fracture side, n (%) | Right | 20 (47) | 19 (40) | p = 0.56 |
| Left | 23 (54) | 28 (60) | ||
| AO Classification, n (%) | A1 | – | – | p = 0.11 |
| A2 | 11 (26) | 22 (47) | ||
| A3 | 8 (19) | 7 (15) | ||
| B1 | 1 (2) | 0 | ||
| B2 | 17 (4%) | 14 (30) | ||
| B3 | 2 (5) | 4 (9) | ||
| C1 | 1 (2) | 0 | ||
| C2 | 3 (7) | 0 | ||
| C3 | – | – | ||
| Trauma mechanism, n (%) | Traffic accident | 9 (21) | 12 (26) | p = 0.81 |
| Sports | 18 (42) | 18 (38) | ||
| Fall | 13 (30) | 12 (26) | ||
| Unknowna | 3 (7) | 5 (11) | ||
| Neurovascular injury, n (%) | 0 | 2 (4) | p = 0.23 | |
| Unknowna | 3 (7) | 9 (19) | ||
| Imminent skin perforation, n (%) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | p = 0.61 | |
| Unknowna | 3 (7) | 9 (19) | ||
| Follow-up time, months (median, IQR) | 8 (2–13) | 6 (5–12) | p = 0.76 | |
| Time to removal, months (median, IQR) | 11 (7–15) | 5 (4–6) | p = < 0.001 | |
TEN titanium elastic nail, SD standard deviation, AO Classification Müller AO Classification for Fractures—Long Bones, ESIN elastic stable intramedullary nailing
aWas not reported in documentation