Table 4.
Functional Evaluation.a
| The Week After Surgery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Pain scores | ||||
| Group plate | 11.25 (SD 8.35) | 16.25 (SD 9.16) | 20.00 (SD 7.56) | 21.25 (SD 8.35) |
| Group nail | 13.00 (SD 8.23) | 20.00 (SD 8.16) | 25.50 (SD 5.99) | 26.50 (SD 5.80) |
| P value | .77 | .42 | .12 | .16 |
| ADL scores | ||||
| Group plate | 4.38 (SD 2.83) | 6.00 (SD 3.74) | 8.25 (SD 5.78) | 9.50 (SD 5.18) |
| Group nail | 7.10 (SD 4.36) | 10.70 (SD 4.97) | 13.90 (SD 7.34) | 16.30 (SD 6.85) |
| P value | .15 | .055 | .068 | b.027 |
| Hip flexion,° | ||||
| Group plate | 78.75 (SD 24.89) | 91.88 (SD 22.03) | 106.88 (SD 12.23) | 111.25 (SD 11.57) |
| Group nail | 78.00 (SD 11.35) | 90.00 (SD 4.71) | 94.50 (SD 7.25) | 96.50 (SD 9.73) |
| P value | .75 | .30 | b.036 | b.019 |
| Hip abduction, ° | ||||
| Group plate | 16.88 (SD 9.98) | 23.13 (SD 13.87) | 28.75 (SD 11.88) | 30.00 (SD 11.34) |
| Group nail | 20.00 (SD 8.50) | 23.50 (SD 8.18) | 25.00 (SD 6.67) | 26.00 (SD 6.58) |
| P value | .55 | .93 | .43 | .28 |
| SLR, seconds | ||||
| Group plate | 21.38 (SD 26.42) | 31.00 (SD 27.68) | 51.38 (SD 10.04) | 60.00 (SD 0.00) |
| Group nail | 15.70 (SD 20.61) | 35.60 (SD 23.85) | 46.90 (SD 19.21) | 50.60 (SD 16.85) |
| P value | .63 | .52 | .77 | .10 |
| Standing, seconds | ||||
| Group Plate | 6.88 (SD 12.80) | 12.13 (SD 22.84) | 16.25 (SD 22.80) | 22.86 (SD 28.26) |
| Group Nail | 0.30 (SD 0.95) | 8.00 (SD 18.43) | 23.90 (SD 26.22) | 25.89 (SD 27.18) |
| P value | .34 | .54 | .36 | .59 |
Abbreviations: ADLs, activities of daily living; SD, standard deviation; SLR, straight leg raise.
a Values are mean.
b Statistically significant difference between the groups.