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Variables | Locking plate | External fixation | p* |
Operating duration (min) | 88 ± 9.9 | 49.2 ± 20.5 | < 0.001 |
Preoperative stay (hour) | 59.4 ± 61.2 | 70.5 ± 82.9 | 0.687 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 50.4 ± 11.3 | 18.0 ± 20.9 | < 0.001 |
Total days in hospital (day) | 12.8 ± 2.8 | 9.9 ± 5.4 | 0.081 |
Time to union (week) | 13.6 ± 1.5 | 12.2 ± 1.7 | 0.027 |
Limb length discrepancy (cm) | 0.37 ± 0.14 | 0.50 ± 0.17 | 0.036 |
KSS postoperative score | 96.4 ± 2.3 | 97.5 ± 2.6 | 0.226 |
Valgus deformity degree (°) | 1.46 ± 0.52 | 1.33 ± 0.49 | 0.700 |