Table 3 Radiological findings and complications
|  | All patients (n = 107) | Group 1 (n = 39) | Group 2 (n = 31) | Group 3 ( n = 37) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Union time (mean, months) | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | n.s. |
Stress Shielding | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | n.s. |
Heterotopic Ossification | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | n.s. |
Intraoperative femoral fissure or fracture | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | p = 0.043 |
Requirement for additional plate | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | p = 0.032 |
Delayed union / Nonunion | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | n.s. |
Dislocation | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | n.s. |
Revision | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | n.s. |