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Table 4 Outcome parameters in 66 ft of patients with unilateral CN compared to 22 ft of 11 patients with bilateral CN, following a protected weightbearing treatment

From: Outcome after protected full weightbearing treatment in an orthopedic device in diabetic neuropathic arthropathy (Charcot arthropathy): a comparison of unilaterally and bilaterally affected patients

 

Unilaterally affected (n = 66)

Bilaterally affected (n = 22)

P

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Ulceration, n (%)

16 (24)

21 (32)

4 (18)

13 (59)

.004a

- Incidence:

 

5 (8%)

 

9 (41%)

Soft tissue infection, n (%)

2 (3)

3 (5)

1 (5)

2 (9)

 

- Incidence

 

1 (2%)

 

1 (4%)

  1. aPearson chi-square/Fisher’s exact test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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