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Table 1 patients’ collective

From: Reduction and stabilization of radial neck fractures by intramedullary pinning: a technique not only for children

Case

Sex (age/years)

Injury pattern

Interval trauma - surgery (days)

Used implants

Follow-up (months)

Patient’s satisfaction

ESAS

VAS

MEPS

QuickDASH

ROM

Bony healing

Complications

1

Male (89)

Direct impact on the forearm

1

1 × 3.0 mm TEN

Lost to follow-up

        

2

Male (33)

Fall from a standing height

3

2 × 2.0 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

64

1

100

0

100

0

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

3

Female (47)

Fall from a wall of less than 3 m height

2

1 × 2.0 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

63

4

96

4

85

27

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

Neurapraxia of the cutaneus branch of the radial nerve

4

Male (50)

Fall from a ladder of less than 3 m height

1

2 × 2.0 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

54

1

100

0

100

0

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

5

Female (43)

Fall from a standing height

5

2 × 2.0 mm TEN (Synthes

43

1

100

0

100

0

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

6

Female (25)

Fall from a scooter on the outstretched arm

2

1 × 2.0 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

12

2

98

0

100

7

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

7

Female (26)

Boulder injury, fall from less than 3 m on the outstreched arm

2

1 × 2.5 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

7

1

100

0

100

0

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

8

Female (26)

Boulder injury, fall from 3 m on the outstreched arm

7

1 × 2.5 mm TEN (DepuySynthes)

6

2

96

0

85

14

Equal to contralateral elbow

Yes

None

  1. The patients’ collective is shown exemplarily. Outcome is rated by subjective and objective criteria including patient’s satisfaction, pain rating on a VAS and active ROM. Functional scoring included MEPS, QuickDASH and ESAS. Furthermore, follow-up radiographs were evaluated