A filled chocolates technique to seal negative-pressure wound therapy around external fixation devices: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of patients

	Bone wax/colostomy paste	Bone wax alone	p
	(n = 27)	(n = 27)	p
Seal failure, y(%)	3 (11.1)	22 (81.5)	< 0.001^a
Number of seal failures per debridement #, median(IQR)	0 (0–0)	2.0 (1.5–2.5)	= 0.004^b
Time spent in repairing the seal minutes, median (IQR)	0 (0–0)	18 (9.5–24.5)	< 0.001^b

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