Table 3 Intraoperative data, short-term and long-term follow-up results of bone defect repair
Variable | VIBF group (N = 33) | Ilizarov group (N = 35) | p value# |
|---|---|---|---|
Ilizarov-external fixation installation time (min) | – | 56.7 ± 5.4 | – |
Operative blood loss (ml) | – | 40.6 ± 8.0 | – |
Total blood loss (ml) | 315.2 ± 56.6 | 259.1 ± 33.8 | 0.001 |
External fixed carrying time (months) | 7.3 ± 1.0 | 19.2 ± 3.0 | 0.001 |
External fixation index | 34.8 ± 9.2 | 84.2 ± 23.7 | 0.001 |
Bone healing time (months) | 6.3 ± 1.0 | 18.2 ± 3.0 | 0.001 |
Reoperation | 0 | 7 | 0.011 |
Complication | 2 | 10 | 0.024 |
 Deep pin tract infection | 2 | 3 | |
 Pin loosening | 0 | 1 | |
 Soft tissue incarceration | 0 | 3 | |
Delayed or non-union fracture | 0 | 3& | |
Refracture | 0 | 0 | |
ASAMI bone results | 31/2 | 32/3 | 1.000 |
 Excellent | 21 | 19 | |
 Good | 10 | 13 | |
 Fair | 2 | 3 | |
 Poor | 0 | 0 | |
ASAMI functional results | 31/2 | 30/5 | 0.674 |
 Excellent | 20 | 19 | |
 Good | 11 | 11 | |
 Fair | 2 | 5 | |
 Poor | 0 | 0 |