Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
From: Polytherapy versus monotherapy in the treatment of tibial non-unions: a retrospective study
Polytherapy (n = 15) | Monotherapy (n = 19) | P value | |
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Age (M(P25, P75)) (years) | 47 (36, 57) | 60 (47.5, 62) | 0.06 (z = −1.875) |
Female (%) | 4 (27%) | 7 (37%) | 0.715 |
BMI (Mean ± SD) (weight (kg)/height (m)2) | 24.6 ± 0.8 | 27.0 ± 1.2 | 0.139 |
NUSS score (M (P25, P75)) | 44 (39, 52) | 32 (29, 43) | 0.019 (z = −2.347)* |
High-energy trauma cases (%) | 10 (67%) | 5 (26%) | 0.036* |
Fracture type (0: I: II: IIIA: IIIB: IIIC)a | 5:2:3:3:2:0 | 13:1:3:1:1:0 | 0.066 (z = −2.001) |
Fixation (Intramedullary nail: plate: conservative) | 7:5:3 | 7:12:0 | 0.891 (z = −0.155) |
Isolated fracture (%) | 11 (73%) | 15 (79%) | 1.000 |
Smoking status (%) | 5 (33%) | 3 (16%) | 0.417 |
Hypertension (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 1.000 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (5%) | 0.571 |
Hypercholesterolaemia (%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (11%) | 0.492 |
Respiratory disease (%) | 2 (13%) | 4 (21%) | 0.672 |
Congestive heart failure (%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (16%) | 1.000 |
Coronary artery disease (%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (11%) | 1.000 |
Prior cerebrovascular event (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 1.000 |
Liver disease (%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NAb |
Cancer history in other systems (%) | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0.187 |
Peripheral vascular disease (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 1.000 |