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Table 2 Comparisons between group A (re-operation) and group B (no re-operation)–demographics

From: Re-operation rate after surgical treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus in paediatric and adolescent patients

 

Group A

n = 7

Group B

n = 20

P value/test

Age (Mean ± SD)

16.3 ± 1.6 years

17.1 ± 2.4 years

n.s.c

Gender (n/%)

 Male

2/28.6

8/40.0

n.s.b

 Female

5/71.4

12/60.0

BMI (Median, range)

21.7 kg/m2 (20.3–34.9 kg/m2)

23.6 kg/m2 (18.0–39.3 kg/m2)

n.s.a

Lesion location

 Medial

5/71.4

12/60.0

n.s.b

 Central

0

0

 Lateral

2/28.6

8/40.0

Corresponding distal tibia lesion (n/%)

 Yes

0

1/5.0

n.s.b

 No

7/100.0

19/95.0

Growth plate distal tibia/fibula (n/%)

 Open

0

1/5.0

 

 Closed

7/100.0

19/95.0

 

Side (n/%)

 Right

4/57.1

9/45.0

n.s.b

 Left

3/42.9

11/55.0

Aetiology (n/%)

 Idiopathic

2/28.6

6/30.0

n.s.b

 Acute traumatic

2/28.6

5/25.0

 Chronic traumatic

3/42.9

9/45.0

BHL classification (n/%)

 1

0

2/10.0

n.s.b

 2

2/28.6

5/25.0

 3

4/57.1

10/50.0

 4

1/14.3

3/15.0

 5

0

0

ICRS classification intraoperative (n/%)

Missing data n = 2

 0

0

0

0.001b

 1

1/16.7

5/26.3

 

 2

2/33.3

1/5.3

 

 3

2/33.3

0

 

 4

1/16.7

13/68.4

 

Operative technique (n/%)

 Arthroscopy, BMS

2/25.0

6/75.0

 Arthroscopy, retrograde drilling

4/50.0

4/50.0

 

 Arthroscopy, BMS + retrograde drilling

0

1/100.0

 Arthrotomy, flake fixation

0

1/100.0

 ACI + autologous bone grafting

1/11.1

8/88.9

  1. BMI body mass index, ICRS International Cartilage Repair Society, BHL Berndt-Harty-Loomer, BMS bone marrow stimulation, ACI autologous bone grafting, n.s. not significant; a Wilcoxon test; b Chi square test; c t test