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Table 1

Patient characteristics.

All patients (n = 45) Proximal fractures (n = 20) Distal fractures (n = 25) P values
Age (years) 28.1 ± 12.3 28.6 ± 10.2 27.5 ± 11.6 0.764
Sex
 Female 19 (42.3%) 10 (50%) 9 (36%) 0.165
 Male 26 (57.7%) 10 (50%) 16 (64%)
BMI (kg/m2) 23.7 ± 2.5 23.8 ± 2.6 23.6 ± 2.4 0.731
Side
 Right 28 (62.3%) 13 (65%) 15 (60%) 0.239
 Left 17 (37.7%) 7 (35%) 10 (40%)
Fracture type
 Transverse 20 (44.5%) 11 (55%) 9 (36%) 0.331
 Oblique 25 (55.5%) 9 (45%) 16 (64%)
Fibula fracture
 Yes 39 (86.7%) 16 (80%:) 23 (92%) 0.231
 No 6 (13.3%) 4 (20%) 2 (8%)
Nail size (mm) 10.8 ± 1.3 10.9 ± 1.4 10.8 ± 1.2 0.665
Follow-up period (months) 34.0 ± 17.5 33.1 ± 19.3 34.7 ± 16.3 0.764
Time to union (weeks) 19.0 ± 3.7 21.9 ± 2.9 16.7 ± 2.3 0.000
Fracture-isthmus length (mm) 45.8 ± 25.5 40.5 ± 12.6 52.6 ± 34.9 0.114
Residual fracture gap (AP) (mm) 2.6 ± 3.4 5.6 ± 1.6 0.3 ± 2.4 0.000
Residual fracture gap (Lat) (mm) 2.8 ± 3.5 6.0 ± 1.7 0.4 ± 2.2 0.000

Bold values indicate statistical significance.

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