Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ESIN (N = 45) | Plate (N = 28) | P value | |
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Operative time (min) | 31.1 ± 0.5 (30, 31) | 59.8 ± 6.6 (54, 65) | < 0.001* |
Length of stay (days) | 1.5 ± 0.8 (1, 2) | 2.5 ± 0.8 (2, 3) | < 0.001* |
Length of incision (cm) | 2.4 ± 0.5 (2.0, 2.7) | 5.4 ± 0.9 (4.7, 6.1) | < 0.001* |
VAS | |||
Before surgery | 7.0 ± 0.8 (7, 8) | 7.0 ± 0.8 (7, 8) | 0.86 |
1st day | 4.8 ± 0.8 (4, 5) | 5.0 ± 0.8 (5, 6) | 0.39 |
2nd day | 2.8 ± 0.8 (2, 3) | 3.0 ± 0.8 (2, 4) | 0.38 |
3rd day | 2.5 ± 0.7 (2, 3) | 2.8 ± 0.6 (3, 3) | 0.18 |