Table 2.
Demographics, displacement and outcome of GT fractures with anterior GH dislocations. Consideration by pattern of comminution (superior, inferior and widespread). All p-values shown are the results of analysis for all three groups using Chi-Square or ANOVA tests where appropriate. Significant relationships (p < 0.05) are in bold. * - Inferior pattern was excluded from analysis due to insufficient sample size.
| Single (1) fragment | Two (2) fragments | Multi-fragmentary: Comminution Pattern |
Significance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | Inferior* | Widespread | All fragments | Multi-fragmentary | |||
| Number of cases (%) | 9 (6.8) | 9 (6.8) | 79 (59.4) | 2 (1.5) | 34 (25.6) | ||
| Age (IQR) in years | 35 (32–38) | 58 (56–64) | 63 (19–90) | 59 (49–68) | 72 (25–96) | p = 0.00015 | p = 0.07 |
| Gender – Male (%) | 8 M (89) | 5 M (56) | 36 M (46) | 1 M (50) | 16 M (47) | p = 0.10 | p = 1.0 |
| Side – Right (%) | 4 R (44) | 3 R (33) | 37 R (47) | 1 R (50) | 15 R (44) | p = 0.89 | p = 0.84 |
| Displaced 5 mm+ (n (%)) | 5 (56) | 1 (11) | 34 (43) | 1 (50) | 7 (21) | p = 0.03 | p = 0.03 |
| Surgical Treatment | 5 (56) | 5 (56) | 25 (32) | 1 (50) | 6 (18) | p = 0.054 | p = 0.17 |