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Table 1 Comparison of patients variables between the Sliding group and Non-sliding group

From: Is the lag screw sliding effective in the intramedullary nailing in A1 and A2 AO-OTA intertrochanteric fractures? A prospective study of Sliding and None-sliding lag screw in Gamma-III nail

Variables

Sliding group

Non-sliding group

P values

Patients(n)

40

40

 

Age(y)

45.55 ± 9.87

46.83 ± 8.76

0.453

Gender (Male/Female)

24/16

30/10

0.232

Side (Left/Right)

15/25

19/21

0.498

Weight 1M postoperatively (kg)

64.83 ± 8.79

65.93 ± 8.68

0.575

AO classification

   

 Group A (31-A1)

7

4

 

 Group B (31-A2.1)

12

16

0.493

 Group C (31-A2.2, A2.3)

21

20

 

Operation time (min)

46.73 ± 10.37

48.35 ± 9.23

0.461

Intra-operative blood loss (ml)

141.1 ± 18.12

138.5 ± 19.42

0.538

Tip-Apex Distance (mm)

22.03 ± 4.19

21.23 ± 3.12

0.336

Fracture reduction (mm)

8.48 ± 3.34

8.98 ± 3.50

0.515

Length of hospital stay (days)

4 ± 1

4 ± 1

NA

Bone healing cases (postoperatively)

40

40

 

 3M

34(85.00%)

36(90.00%)

 

 6M

39(97.50%)

38(95.00%)

NA

 12M

40(100%)

39(97.50%)

 

Complications

   

 Group A (31-A1)

0

0

 

 Group B (31-A2.1)

0

2 (Femoral shaft fracture)

NA

 Group C (31-A2.2, A2.3)

0

1 (Cut-out)

 

Average healing time (Months)

   

 Group A (31-A1)

3.00 ± 1.13

3.00 ± 0.00

1

 Group B (31-A2.1)

3.25 ± 0.87

3.25 ± 0.87

 

 Group C (31-A2.2, A2.3)

3.23 ± 0.81

3.85 ± 3.64

 

Harris Hip Score

   

 Group A (31-A1)

88.00 ± 8.10

90.25 ± 5.12

0.927

 Group B (31-A2.1)

86.33 ± 11.85

87.13 ± 6.60

 

 Group C (31-A2.2, A2.3)

84.52 ± 5.51

85.60 ± 10.34