Table 2.

One-year clinical and functional outcomes

	PLP	TP	p
	(n = 34)	(n = 38)
Time to union (months)	5.0 ± 1.8	4.9 ± 1.8	0.742a
Union rate [n (%)]	34 (100%)	38 (100%)	1.000b
FAOS subscale at 1 year
Pain (0–100)	91.3 ± 7.0	86.1 ± 5.8	< 0.001a***
Symptom (0–100)	81.9 ± 9.9	76.7 ± 12.8	0.036a*
ADL (0–100)	94.7 ± 4.7	89.6 ± 5.5	< 0.001a***
Sports (0–100)	85.6 ± 8.0	80.9 ± 9.9	0.040a*
QoL (0–100)	77.6 ± 10.4	70.4 ± 9.8	0.005a**
Total scores (0–500)	431.1 ± 31.2	403.7 ± 38.1	0.002a**
VAS at 1 year (0–10)	1.2 ± 0.9	2.3 ± 1.2	< 0.001a***
Complications
Delayed wound healing (n)	2/34	2/38	1.000b
Superficial infection (n)	1/34	1/38	1.000b
Deep infection (n)	0/34	0/38	1.000b
Others (n)	0/34	0/38	1.000b
Implant removal rate	6/34	16/38	0.039b*

^aMann-Whitney U test, ^bFisher’s exact test, ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01, ^***p < 0.001