Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients | All | Responders | Non-responders | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Male | 12 | 6 | 6 | p = 1.000 |
 Female | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Age | 50.75 ± 11.49 | 50.8 ± 13.05 | 50.7 ± 10.40 | p = 0.4277 |
BMI | 30.08 ± 6.57 | 27.92 ± 6.45 | 32.235 ± 6.25 | p = 0.3946 |
Smoking | ||||
 S | 8 | 3 | 5 | p = 0.2865 |
 NS | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
 FS | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Diabetes | ||||
 Yes | 3 | 1 | 2 | p = 1.0000 |
 No | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
Localization | ||||
 Tibia | 10 | 7 | 3 | p = 0.1797 |
 Femur | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
Fixation | ||||
 Nail | 8 | 3 | 5 | p = 0.6481 |
 Plate | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
Previous surgeries | 3.15 ± 2.03 | 2.5 ± 1.08 | 3.8 ± 2.57 | p = 0.7715 |