Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Overall n (%)a | CHP n (%)a | SCPLE n (%)a | 95% CI of the difference | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 67 | 19 | 48 | ||
| Age [mean ± SD] | 43 (14) | 42 (17) | 43 (12) | −8.29 to 6.54 | 0.814 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 54 (81) | 13 (68) | 41 (85) | 0.169 | |
| Female | 13 (19) | 6 (32) | 7 (15) | ||
| Side injury | |||||
| Left | 39 (58) | 8 (42) | 31 (65) | 0.108 | |
| Right | 28 (42) | 11 (58) | 17 (35) | ||
| Affected side dominant side | |||||
| Yes | 27 (40) | 10 (53) | 17 (35) | 0.270 | |
| No | 40 (60) | 9 (47) | 31 (65) | ||
| Neer classification | |||||
| Type II | 43 (64) | 13 (68) | 30 (63) | 0.780 | |
| Type V | 24 (36) | 6 (32) | 18 (38) | ||
| Overall lateral fragment (mm) [mean ± SD] | 39 (12) | 37 (12) | 40 (12) | − 9.39 to 3.55 | 0.371 |
| Bicortical lateral fragment (mm) [mean ± SD] | 19 (7) | 15 (4) | 20 (8) | − 8.40 to 2.64 | < 0.001 |
| Time injury to surgery (days) [mean ± SD] | 6.9 (3.6) | 7.5 (3.5) | 6.7 (3.6) | − 1.15 to 2.72 | 0.419 |
| Follow-up (months) [mean ± SD] | 37.5 (17.9) | 31.3 (16.3) | 40.0 (18.0) | − 18.25 to 0.77 | 0.071 |
aPercentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding. Bold values indicate statistically significant results (e.g., p < 0.05)