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Table 1 Comparison of clinical and imaging features between the simple pathological fracture group and the complex pathological fracture group

From: Mid-term results of giant cell tumours with pathologic fractures around the knee: a multicentre retrospective study

Variable

Fracture

Total

Statistics

Simple

Complex

P value

Gender

 Male

41

21

62

0.36

 Female

50

18

68

Patient age at diagnosis (years)*

36.7

38.0

 

0.65

Living environment

 Village

64

28

92

0.87

 Cities and towns

27

11

38

Knee joint

 Left

39

16

55

0.85

 Right

52

23

75

 Distal femur

56

24

80

1.00

 Proximal tibia

35

15

50

Eccentric growth

 Yes

84

32

116

0.08

 No

7

7

14

Campanacci system

 Grade-2

26

8

34

0.34

 Grade-3

65

31

96

Soft tissue mass

 Absent mass

59

5

64

0.03*

 Developing mass

32

34

66

Duration of symptoms (months)

  ≤ 6

57

27

84

0.47

 >6

34

12

46

Surgical methods

 Intralesional procedures

51

15

66

0.04*

 Resection with joint replacement

40

24

64

Choices of internal fixation

 Plate

31

14

45

0.43

 Screws only

2

0

2

 Intramedullary nail

3

0

3

Recurrence

 Yes

16

4

20

0.03*

 No

75

35

110

Complication

 Yes

4

5

9

0.04*

 No

87

34

121

Functional outcome (median scores)

 MSTS

26.6

25.5

 

0.02*

 TESS

84.1

78.3

 

0.03*

  1. *Values are expressed as mean, *P < 0.05