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Table 2 Comparison of femur and tibia in different group

From: Complications of bone transport technique using the Ilizarov method in the lower extremity: a retrospective analysis of 282 consecutive cases over 10 years

 

Single level group

Double level group

Femur

Tibia

t

p-value

Femur

Tibia

t

p-value

DS (cm)

5.75 ± 1.77

5.87 ± 1.61

−0.437

0.663

9.39 ± 1.47

9.11 ± 1.87

0.520

0.605

DT(d)

85.54 ± 24.27

85.73 ± 22.49

−0.050

0.960

71.64 ± 12.44

70.67 ± 14.40

0.227

0.821

CT(d)

264.02 ± 67.94

251.66 ± 55.59

1.296

0.196

235.29 ± 36.54

228.91 ± 40.66

0.525

0.602

EFT(d)

393.02 ± 92.35

382.97 ± 88.21

0.691

0.490

345.36 ± 46.39

339.17 ± 54.22

0.385

0.701

EFI(d/cm)

67.72 ± 11.26

66.22 ± 7.69

1.073

0.285

37.19 ± 4.65

38.26 ± 7.02

−0.536

0.594

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD. DS defect size, DT docking time, CT consolidation time, EFT external fixation time, EFI external fixation index
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