Table 2.

The MEPS scores of patients with humeral fractures before and 3, 6, and 12 months after extra-articular distal humeral APLCP through posterior approaches or LPO.

Group	Before surgery	3 months after surgery	6 months after surgery	12 months after surgery
LPO (n = 50)	57.43 ± 10.35	75.43 ± 4.52∗	84.56 ± 4.25∗	91.37 ± 3.58∗
APLCP (n = 50)	57.62 ± 10.24	81.78 ± 4.42∗	91.35 ± 4.98∗	96.58 ± 3.35∗
P	0.927	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

^∗indicates statistical difference when compared with the former time point in the group.