Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis for healing of UBC in observed patients (n = 77)
From: Clinical factors affecting pathological fracture and healing of unicameral bone cysts
Clinical factors | No. of healing (%) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P-valuea | P-valueb | ORc(95%CId) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 18/49 (37%) | p = 0.082 | ||
Female | 5/28 (18%) | |||
Age, years | ||||
<20 | 19/53 (36%) | p = 0.088 | ||
≧20 | 4/24 (17%) | |||
Site | ||||
Long bone | 17/50 (34%) | p = 0.281 | ||
Others | 6/27 (22%) | |||
Size, cm | ||||
≧5 | 12/31 (39%) | p = 0.164 | ||
<5 | 11/46 (24%) | |||
Multilocular | ||||
Yes | 13/27 (48%) | p = 0.010 | n.s. | |
No | 10/50 (20%) | |||
Ballooning | ||||
Yes | 15/34 (44%) | p = 0.015 | n.s. | |
No | 8/43 (19%) | |||
Cortex | ||||
<2 mm | 17/44 (39%) | p = 0.052 | ||
≧2 mm | 6/33 (18%) | |||
Pathological fracture at first visit | ||||
Yes | 14/28 (50%) | p = 0.004 | p = 0.004 | 5.31 (1.73-16.31) |
No | 9/49 (18%) | |||
Hisory of biopsy | ||||
Yes | 8/14 (57%) | p = 0.019 | p = 0.013 | 5.47 (1.44-20.76) |
No | 15/63 (24%) | |||