Variable

Hard group

Soft group

p-value

Medullary canal (M/C) width at Lesser trochanter (LT) in mm)

26.0

(25.09 to 26.93)

24.1

(23.16 to 24.97)

0.003

M/C width at 10 cm below LT in mm

11.9

(11.43 to 12.34)

11.5

(10.99 to 11.93)

0.194

External diameter at 10 below LT in mm

27.8

(27.11 to 28.39)

27.9

(27.18 to 28.68)

0.718

DORR INDEX

0.46

(0.44 to 0.48)

0.48

(0.46 to 0.51)

0.135

Canal bone ratio

0.43

(0.41 to 0.45)

0.41

(0.40 to 0.43)

0.099