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Table 2 Clinical outcomes

From: Intramedullary nailing vs modular megaprosthesis in extracapsular metastases of proximal femur: clinical outcomes and complication in a retrospective study

 

TOTAL

INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING GROUP

HIP MEGAPROSTHESIS GROUP

P

PATIENTS

45

20

25

 

KARNOFSKY PRE-SURGERY

7.5 ± 2.2

7.6 ± 2.6

7.6 ± 1.7

0.9

VAS PRE-SURGERY

5.2 ± 4.1

5.4 ± 4.3

4.7 ± 4.2

0.6

MSTS PRE-SURGERY

15 ± 9

15.7 ± 9

15.1 ± 10

0.8

VAS 1 MONTH

2.1 ± 2

2.3 ± 1.8

2.1 ± 2.2

0.8

MSTS 1 MONTH

14.1 ± 5.4

16.4 ± 6.4

12.3 ± 3.7

0.04*

VAS 6 MONTHS

0.9 ± 1.4

1.7 ± 1.8

0.5 ± 1.2

0.1

MSTS 6 MONTHS

18.5 ± 4

16.8 ± 6.2

19.2 ± 2.4

0.2

VAS 12 MONTHS

1 ± 1.8

3 ± 3

0.5 ± 0.8

0.01*

MSTS 12 MONTHS

18.6 ± 5.5

17 ± 5.7

19.1 ± 5.6

0.5

  1. In brackets measurement unit; Data were reported as absolute value ± SD. * underline statistical significance