Comparison of the Hook Plate versus TightRope System in the Treatment of Acute Type III Acromioclavicular Dislocation

Table 1

Main demographic characteristics.

Parameter	MITR group	HP group	values
Number of patients	21	23	—
Age (years)	43.9 ± 11	39.2 ± 8.7	0.357^a
Sex (M/F)	19/2	20/3	0.792^b
Right/left	13/8	13/10	0.432^a
From injury to surgery (days)	3.9 ± 3.1	4.1 ± 2.2	0.554^a
Mean follow-up (months)	19.9 ± 3.1	20.1 ± 2.2	0.593^a

Values are presented as number, mean (range), or number (%). ^aMann-Whitney U test, ^bChi-square test.