A comparative study on the validity and reliability of anterior, medial, and posterior approaches for internal fixation in the repair of fractures of the coronoid process of the ulna

Table 3 Postoperative recovery of patients among the anterior group, the posterior group, and the medial group

Subjects	The anterior group (n = 73)	The medial group (n = 32)	The posterior group (n = 42)	p*	p ^#	p ^&
Fracture healing time (week)	12.5 ± 1.3	13.5 ± 1.3	11.0 ± 1.1	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Elbow joint pain (yes/no)	19/54	15/17	10/32	0.043	0.828	0.049
Muscle weakness (yes/no)	11/62	9/23	12/30	0.175	> 0.999	> 0.999
Elbow joint flexion/extension (°)	122.2 ± 12.2	111.3 ± 9.3	129.2 ± 9.5	< 0.001	0.002	< 0.001
Forearm rotation (°)	73.4 ± 6.4	68.9 ± 6.1	82.5 ± 8.4	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
The MEPS	83.5 ± 6.3	80.5 ± 5.5	84.6 ± 7.1	0.022	0.391	0.009

MEPS Mayo Elbow Performance Score, n number
* Comparison between the medial approach and anterior median approach groups; ^# comparison between the posterior approach and former median approach groups; ^& comparison between the posterior approach and medial approach groups

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