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Table 1 Demographics of patients

From: Antibiotic calcium sulfate-loaded hybrid transport versus traditional Ilizarov bone transport in the treatment of large tibial defects after trauma

Variable

ACSLHT group

(n = 44)

TIBT group

(n = 41)

P value

Age (year)

39.2 ± 4.6

38.8 ± 4.9

0.70

Sex

0.64

 Male

30

26

 

 Female

14

15

Size of defects (cm)

12.5 ± 3.6

13.1 ± 3.4

0.43

Etiology

0.95

 Acute trauma

25

23

 

 Osteomyelitis

19

18

Timing of transport after DCS (week)

6.2 ± 1.5

6.1 ± 1.7

0.78

Times of plastic surgery

2.4 ± 1.1

2.5 ± 1.3

0.70

Classification

 Closed fracture

9

8

0.91

 GA I

2

3

0.94

 GA II

5

4

0.91

 GA IIIa

14

13

0.99

 GA IIIb

11

12

0.66

 GA IIIc

3

1

0.64

Associated injuries

1.00

 None

29

27

 

 Multiple injury

15

14

 
  1. ACSLHT stands for antibiotic calcium sulfate-loaded hybrid transport. TIBT stands for traditional Ilizarov bone transport. DCS stands for damage control surgery. GA stands for Gustilo–Anderson