Table 2 Location of the SBC in the different groups. The number in brackets shows failure of first line treatment
Clinical factors | No. | No. of healing (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 87 | 63 (72.4 %) | n.s. |
Female | 48 | 35 (72.9 %) | |
Age | |||
< 10 years | 92 | 70 (76.1 %) | n.s. |
> 10 years | 43 | 28 (65.1 %) | |
Site | n.s. | ||
Humerus | 59 | 42 (71.2 %) | |
Femur | 49 | 34 (69.4 %) | |
other long bones | 14 | 10 (71.4 %) | |
others | 13 | 12 (92.3 %) | |
Volume | |||
< 84,3 cm3 | 50 | 42 (84 %) | 0.0279 |
> 84,3 cm3 | 85 | 56 (65.9 %) | |
Cyst status | |||
Active cyst | 74 | 44 (59.5) | 0.0214 |
Latent cyst | 61 | 54 (88.2 %) | |
Cyst index (in long bones) | |||
< 3.5 | 35 | 30 (85.7 %) | 0.0119 |
> 5 | 43 | 25 (58.1 %) | |
Fracture | |||
Yes | 93 | 72 (77.4 %) | n.s. |
No | 42 | 26 (61.9 %) |