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Table 3 Comparisons of donor site complications between group DR and group IC

From: Comparison of corticocancellous bone graft from the anterolateral metaphysis of the distal radius versus iliac crest for the treatment of unstable scaphoid nonunion with humpback deformity

 

Group DR

Group IC

P-value

Persistent pain

0

4 (17.3%)

.264

Hematoma

0

2 (8.6%)

.509

Infection

0

0

.999

Nerve irritation

0

0a

.999

Graft site fracture

0

0

.999

Overall

0 (0%)

6 (26%)

.063

  1. aOne patient had transient nerve irritation in group DR, but this was not counted because the complication resolved spontaneously within 6 weeks postoperatively
  2. Group DR, corticocancellous bone graft from the anterolateral metaphysis of the distal radius; group IC, corticocancellous bone graft from the iliac crest