Table 1 |
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| Patient demographics and results | |||
| Treatment group | Control group | P Value | |
| No. of patients | 31 | 27 | |
| Age (Yr.)* | 41.1 ± 14.5 (range 19 to 68) | 38.4 ± 11.6 (range 20 to 62) | 0.450 |
| Fracture Site (No. of patients) | 0.439 | ||
| Femur | 10 | 14 | |
| Tibia | 16 | 9 | |
| Humerus | 3 | 2 | |
| Radius and/or Ulna | 2 | 2 | |
| Methods of Fixation | 0.430 | ||
| Plate | 18 | 12 | |
| Intramedullary Nail | 13 | 15 | |
| Elapsed Time before Treatment (Mo.)* | 4.8 ± 0.9 (range 4 to 6) | 5.1 ± 0.8 (range 4 to 6) | 0.238 |
| Duration of Treatment (Mo.)* | 4.8 ± 2.3 (range 2 to 12) | 4.4 ± 1.6 (range 2 to 7) | 0.489 |
| Rate of fracture union (3 Mo.) | 38.7% | 22.2% | 0.256 |
| Rate of fracture union (Endpoint) | 77.4% | 48.1% | 0.029 |
| Total Time from Operation to Endpoint (Mo.)* | 9.6 ± 2.3 (range 7 to 17) | 9.5 ± 1.5 (range 7 to 12) | 0.849 |
* presented as mean ± SD.
Shi et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013 14:35 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-14-35
