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Table 2 Methods of soft tissue coverage

From: Comparison of the clinical outcomes between vascularized bone graft and the Masquelet technique for the reconstruction of Gustilo type III open tibial fractures

 

Masquelet

N = 17

Vascularized bone

N = 27

p-value

Flap

  

0.051

Local flap

3 (17.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Free flap

14 (82.4%)

27 (100.0%)

 
  1. Continuous: mean ± standard deviation with independent t-test
  2. Categorical: by chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test