Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Comparison of the demographic and postoperative data for both groups
IMN group (group A) | PTP group (group B) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 14 | 18 | 0.961 |
Female | 5 | 7 | |
Age | 39 (18–65) | 36 (19–62) | 0.525 |
AO/OTA classification (OTA 41-A2/A3) | 10/9 | 10/15 | 0.405 |
Operative time (h) | 81.57 (60–110) | 87.91 (60–120) | 0.082 |
Hospital stay (days) | 4.1 (2–8) | 5.3 (3–10) | 0.035 |
Union time (weeks) or time required before full weight-bearing (weeks) | 18.26 (10–30) | 22.84 (16–34) | 0.004 |
Infection | 0 | 2 | 0.738 |
Malalignment | |||
Coronal plane | 2.77 (0–7) | 2.08 (0–8) | 0.296 |
Sagittal plane | 2.57 (0–8) | 2.19 (0–9) | 0.415 |
Range of motion of knee | 119.7 (90–150) | 115.2 (80–150) | 0.462 |
Delayed union/nonunion | 2/1 | 0/1 | 0.849 |