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Detailed records were maintained for gender, age, BMI (Body Mass Index) as general information, surgery duration, blood loss, length of hospital stay, fracture healing time, and the Fernadez-Esteve score at three specific time points.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No statistically significant differences were observed in the general demographic data, including gender, age, and BMI, among the three groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). In terms of bone healing time, Group A exhibited the shortest duration, followed closely by Group B and then Group C. 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