TABLE V.

Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes

	AL Group (N = 17)	PL Group (N = 44)	P Value	R Value*
Baumann angle† (°)
Injured elbow	69.3 ± 8.4 (57 to 84)	74.6 ± 8.2 (61 to 98)	0.035‡	0.30
Contralateral elbow	69.5 ± 7.4 (60 to 83)	71.0 ± 4.3 (61 to 80)	0.438	0.14
Gain	−0.1 ± 6.3 (−11 to 17)	3.6 ± 8.5 (−11 to 32)	0.067	0.23
Carrying angle† (°)
Injured elbow	11.3 ± 5.2 (4 to 22)	7.2 ± 8.0 (−17 to 20)	0.025‡	0.26
Contralateral elbow	12.7 ± 4.8 (5 to 25)	12.3 ± 5.7 (3 to 31)	0.645	0.06
Loss	1.4 ± 3.2 (-3 to 8)	5.1 ± 8.5 (−9 to 32)	0.238	0.17
Cosmetic factor, Flynn criteria (no. of cases)
Excellent	15	19
Good	2	15
Fair	0	2
Poor	0	8
Incidence of “excellent” or “good” ratings (% [no. of cases])	100% (17/17)	77.3% (34/44)	0.028‡	0.29
Elbow joint range of motion† (°)
Extension
Injured elbow	5.0 ± 4.3 (0 to 15)	2.1 ± 5.0 (−15 to 15)	0.035‡	0.28
Contralateral elbow	5.6 ± 4.3 (0 to 15)	4.7 ± 5.6 (0 to 20)	0.394	0.11
Loss of extension	0.6 ± 1.7 (0 to 5)	2.6 ± 5.6 (−5 to 29)	0.017‡	0.33
Flexion
Injured elbow	140.6 ± 2.4 (135 to 145)	134.7 ± 7.6 (110 to 150)	0.006‡	0.39
Contralateral elbow	140.6 ± 2.4 (135 to 145)	138.6 ± 4.4 (130 to 150)	0.136	0.21
Loss of flexion	0.0 ± 0.0 (0)	3.9 ± 5.6 (0 to 20)	0.005‡	0.38
Arc
Injured elbow	145.6 ± 5.8 (135 to 155)	136.9 ± 4.4 (110 to 155)	<0.001‡	0.44
Contralateral elbow	146.2 ± 5.7 (135 to 155)	143.3 ± 7.4 (130 to 160)	0.114	0.20
Loss of arc	0.6 ± 1.7 (0 to 5)	6.8 ± 8.1 (−5 to 31)	<0.001‡	0.47
Functional factor, Flynn criteria (no. of cases)
Excellent	17	27
Good	0	8
Fair	0	4
Poor	0	5
Incidence of “excellent” or “good” ratings (% [no. of cases])	100% (17/17)	79.5% (35/44)	0.041‡	0.26
General evaluation, Flynn criteria (no. of cases)
Excellent	15	12
Good	2	14
Fair	0	6
Poor	0	12
Incidence of “excellent” or “good” ratings (% [no. of cases])	100% (17/17)	59.1% (26/44)	<0.001‡	0.40

^*The r value represents the effect size of the Pearson correlation.

^†The values are given as the mean and standard deviation, with the range in parentheses.

^‡Significant (p < 0.05).