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Table 2 Comparisons of surgical technique and osteotomy healing between groups

From: Tips and tricks to achieve osteotomy healing and prevent refracture after ulnar shortening osteotomy

 

Group 1 (n = 74)

Group 2 (n = 62)

p value

Osteotomy direction (transverse to oblique)

18:56

32:30

0.001†

Use of lag screw (yes to no)

27:47

25:37

0.647

Plate type (LC-DCP to LCP)

60:14

0:62

< 0.001†

Length of ulnar shorteninga (mm)

3.08 ± 1.05

2.86 ± 1.47

0.070

Osteotomy reduction gapa (mm)

0.60 ± 0.64

0.28 ± 0.41

0.002†

Time to uniona (months)M

5.11 ± 2.67

3.61 ± 1.97

< 0.001†

Time to consolidationa (months)

20.25 ± 9.46

15.81 ± 6.60

0.002†

  1. aContinuous variables expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analyses were performed using Pearson’s chi-square test for categorized variables and the Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables
  2. LC-DCP limited contact dynamic compression plate, LCP locking compression plate
  3. †Statistical difference between groups