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Table 2 Possible predictors of revision after first-stage treatment

From: An antibiotic cement-coated locking plate as a temporary fixation for treatment of infected bone defects: a new method of stabilization

Group (n)

Recurrent revision (n)

Infection controlled (n)

p value

Total (183)

16

167

 

Gender

 Male (154)

15

139

0.458

 Female (29)

1

28

 

Age

 < 40 years (88)

7

81

0.716

 ≧ 40 years (95)

9

86

 

Physiologic class

 Type A (103)

4

99

0.008

 Type B(80)

12

68

 

Aetiology

 Post-traumatic (148)

12

136

0.770

 Haematogenous (35)

4

31

 

Classification

 Type III (48)

4

44

1.000

 Type IV (135)

12

123

 

Location

 Femur (81)

7

74

0.220

 Tibia (100)

8

92

 

 Fibula (2)

1

1

 

Number of previous operations

 ≥ 1 (165)

13

152

0.519

 < 1 (18)

3

16

 

Smoker

 Yes (70)

9

61

0.121

 No (113)

7

106