Table 1.

Demographics and fracture pattern in the two groups

Parameters	LP group (n = 19)	RN group (n = 17)	p value
Gender			0.481
Male	12	13
Female	7	4
Mean age ± SD, years	54.7 ± 16.1	50.6 ± 16.3	0.460
Side			0.322
Left	10	12
Right	9	5
High energy trauma	12	13	0.481
Classification (AO/OTA)			0.910
33-A1	8	6
33-A2	7	8
33-A3	4	3
Mean preoperation stay ± SD, days	2.1 ± 1.0	1.7 ± 0.8	0.275
Diabetes	3	2	1.000
Heavy smoker	5	3	0.695
Multiple injury	3	5	0.434