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Table 3 The operation time, intraoperative bleeding, transfusion, bone union period, modified RUST score from single-plate and double-plate group

From: Fractures of the distal femur in elderly patients: retrospective analysis of a case series treated with single or double plate

 

Single plate group

Group A (N = 42)

Double plate group

Group B (N = 40)

P value

Operation time (minutes)

81 (66–92)

110 (95–120)

0.33

Intraoperative bleeding (ml)

467 (338–581)

573 (381–657)

0.29

Transfusion (unit)

0.81 (0–3)

1.12 (0–3)

0.47

Union time (weeks)

14.0 (8–19)

12.2 (9–19)

0.63

Modified RUST score (points)

9.8 (6–14)

10.4 (7–14)

0.38

  1. RUST. radiographic union scale for tibia