Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with modified and conventional management

Male

48

22

2.03^b

P > 0.05

Female

12

11

Wounds

61

34

Hardware retained

8

11

5.05^a

P < 0.05

Cierny–Mader type 1

12

5

0.37^b

P > 0.05

Cierny–Mader type 2

10

6

Cierny–Mader types 3 and 4

39

23

Bacterial to be negative

45

15

8.25^a

P < 0.01

Tissue reconstruction

38

26

2.00^b

P > 0.05

Recurrence

2

7

7.63^a

P < 0.01