Table 1 Characteristics of 55 patients with open fractures of long bone
From: Bioinformatic analysis and experimental identification of blood biomarkers for chronic nonunion
Characteristics | Healed (n = 39) | Nonunion (n = 16) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 38.28 ± 15.68 | 41.78 ± 16.04 | 0.46 |
Gender (M/F) | 21/18 | 9/7 | 0.87 |
Smoker | 19 | 11 | 0.31 |
Comorbidities | 9 | 5 | 0.53 |
Traffic accident | 27 | 13 | 0.36 |
Multi-trauma | 23 | 11 | 0.50 |
Gustilo grade (III) | 3 | 5 | 0.02 |
Initial surgical debridement within 8 h | 27 | 6 | 0.03 |
DR treatment | 21 | 7 | 0.50 |