Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
 | Controls (N = 127) | % | Treated (N = 126) | % | P |
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Follow-up (months) | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 18.1 ± 5.2 |  | 18.1 ± 3.5 |  | 1.0 |
 Min–max | 12–30 |  | 12–26 |  |  |
SF-12-physical score | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 46 ± 11.8 |  | 49.3 ± 9.7 |  |  |
SF-12-mental score | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 54.4 ± 9.5 |  | 52.4 ± 10.6 |  |  |
SF-12-total score | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 101.7 ± 15.4 |  | 100.5 ± 14.2 |  | 0.51 |
Complications | |||||
 Surgical site infection | 6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.03 |
 Delayed wound healing | 7 | 5.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 0.76 |
 Delayed union | 5 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.44 |