Table 1 Patient characteristics and surgical details of the two groups (x ± s)
Group A | Group B | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 10) | (n = 16) | ||
Age (year) | 32.5 ± 6.2 | 33.2 ± 5.8 | 0.781 |
Sex (m/f) | 7/3 | 11/5 | 1.000 |
Injury mechanism (n) | 1.000 | ||
Traffic accident | 8 | 13 | |
Crushing | 2 | 3 | |
Time to operation (day) | 4.8 ± 2.9 | 4.1 ± 3.0 | 0.580 |
Operative time (min) | 48.5 ± 9.4 | 27.3 ± 5.1 | 0.000 |
Width of pubic symphysis (mm) | |||
Preoperation | 40.0 ± 12.3 | 41.4 ± 10.4 | 0.813 |
Immediately postoperation | 4.1 ± 0.6* | 4.5 ± 0.7** | 0.118 |
Final follow-up | 4.3 ± 0.5*** | 4.7 ± 0.7**** | 0.113 |
Complications (n) | |||
Infection | 1 | 0 | 0.385 |
Fixation failure | 1 | 3 | 1.000 |
Revision surgery | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
Satisfaction (MVAS) | 8.1 ± 1.2 | 8.4 ± 1.0 | 0.538 |
Majeed score (n) | 0.897 | ||
Excellent (>85) | 7 | 11 | |
Good (70–84) | 3 | 4 | |
Fair (55–69) | 0 | 1 | |
Poor (<55) | 0 | 0 |