A comparison of the vancomycin calcium sulfate implantation versus fenestration decompression for the treatment of sclerosing osteomyelitis

Table 1 Descriptive data and disease characteristics of patients

Variables	VCSI group(n=25)	FD group(n=21)	P-Value
Sex (Male/Female)	18/7	15/6	0.966
Mean age (years)	26 (21)	29 (21)	0.776
Location			0.976
Femur	8	7
Tibia	14	12
Fibula	2	1
Humerus	1	1
CRP	7.37 (4.735)	6.43 (3.43)	0.125
ESR	10 (19)	9 (10.5)	0.408
VAS scores	5 (2)	5 (1)	0.889
Follow-up time (month)	29 (33)	75 (19)

Note: Data shown as number or median (interquartile range). P < 0.05, significant difference.
VCSI Vancomycin calcium sulfate implantation, FD Fenestration decompression, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, VAS Visual analogue scale

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