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Table 6 Outcome according to patients’ self-appraisal controls in the two subgroups

From: The Ilizarov external fixator - a useful alternative for the treatment of proximal tibial fractures A prospective observational study of 30 consecutive patients

Median with 95% CI

Time of assessment

Schatzker I-IV

Schatzker V-VI

Pain (VAS)

4 weeks

20

(0–50)

28

(24–47)

12 weeks

7

(0–45)

25

(9–29)

1 year

9

(0–21)

16

(1–23)

Patient satisfaction (VAS)

4 weeks

9

(3–28)

28

(7–42)

12 weeks

8

(5–48)

14

(6–30)

1 year

13

(0–22)

13

(6–23)

NHP total

4 weeks

5.3

(3.5-36.8)

37.3

(15.7-46.8)

12 weeks

1.8

(0–17.4)

20.2

(11.2-34.5)

1 year

1.8

(0–11.4)

7.4

(1.8-19.3)

EQ5D

4 weeks

0.66

(0.29-0.81)

0.59

(0.29-0.62)

12 weeks

0.76

(0.62-1.0)

0.62

(0.29-0.69)

 

1 year

0.89

(0.69-1.0)

0.80

(0.69-0.85)