Table 5 Univariate analysis for healing of UBC after surgery (n = 64)
From: Clinical factors affecting pathological fracture and healing of unicameral bone cysts
Clinical factors | No. of healing (%) | Univariate analysis |
|---|---|---|
P-valuea | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 33/41 (80%) | p = 0.386 |
Female | 20/23 (87%) | |
Age, years | ||
<20 | 42/53 (79%) | p = 0.103 |
≧20 | 11/11 (100%) | |
Site | ||
Long bone | 36/45 (80%) | p = 0.281 |
Others | 17/19 (89%) | |
Size, cm | ||
≧5 | 28/32 (88%) | p = 0.320 |
<5 | 25/32 (78%) | |
Multilocular | ||
Yes | 29/35 (83%) | p = 0.623 |
No | 24/29 (83%) | |
Ballooning | ||
Yes | 32/40 (80%) | p = 0.341 |
No | 21/24 (88%) | |
Cortex | ||
<2 mm | 36/45 (80%) | p = 0.299 |
≧2 mm | 17/19 (89%) | |
Pathological fracture at first visit | ||
Yes | 26/31 (84%) | p = 0.828 |
No | 27/33 (82%) | |
Hisory of biopsy | ||
Yes | 13/16 (81%) | p = 0.558 |
No | 40/48 (83%) | |
Surgery | ||
Placement of cannulated screw | 26/35 (74%) | p = 0.046 |
Others | 27/29 (93%) |