Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Patients

51

25

26

Sex

18 M | 33 F

9 M | 16 F

9 M | 17 F

Age (years)

64.8 ± 2.4

67.5 ± 10

62 ± 13

0.1

Active fracture

25

14

11

0.3

Impending fracture

26

11

15

0.3

Follow-up (months)

50.1 ± 12.5

39 ± 33

61 ± 51

0.1

Duration time of surgery (hours)

2.6 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.9

0.7

Resection length (cm)

12.6 ± 0.5

11.8 ± 3.3

13.5 ± 3.8

0.08

MSTS

21.1 ± 1.8

17.9 ± 7.8

24.2 ± 5.2

0.001*