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. 2018 Jan 30;13(2):123–129. doi: 10.1007/s11678-018-0440-x

Table 1.

Clinical and functional results after PHF fixation with the PHILOS plate with additional trauma cement augmentation of humeral head screws

VAS pain Abduction CS Age- and gender-adapted CS SST SSV
3 months postoperatively
(n= 24/24)
3.2 ± 2.7 107.3 ± 33.7° 59.9 ± 15.9 points 88.5 ± 26.7% 7.5 ± 2.8 points 63.9 ± 21.7%
12 months postoperatively
(n= 24/24)
1.8 ± 2.1 127.9 ± 38.1° 72.9 ± 18.1 points 100 ± 28.6% 9.2 ± 3.3 points 77.2 ± 17.7%
p 0.025a 0.006a <0.001a <0.001a 0.01a 0.001a

CS Constant score, PHF proximal humeral fracture, SST Simple Shoulder Test, VAS visual analog scale, SSV Simple Shoulder Value

aStatistically significant difference between the 3‑ and 12-month follow-ups