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Table 2 Comparison of between the number of surgeries and long-term complications between the control and intervention group

From: Efficacy and safety of vancomycin-loaded calcium sulfate versus conventional surgical debridement for pediatric acute osteomyelitis: a retrospective study

 

Conventional group

Vancomycin group

Pearson Chi-Square (p-value)

No. surgeries, n (%)

  

0.013

 1

0 (0)

1 (3.1)

 

 2

15 (53.6)

22 (68.8)

 

 3

6 (21.4)

9 (28.1)

 

 4+

7 (25.0)

0 (0)

 

Complications, n (%)

8 (28.6)

8 (25)

0.992

Good outcomes

20 (71.4)

24 (75)

 

 LLD

4 (14.3)

4 (12.5)

 

 AVN

3 (10.7)

3 (9.4)

 

 PHD

1 (3.6)

1 (3.1)

 
  1. AVN avascular necrosis, LLD limb length discrepancy, PHD pathological hip dislocation