Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 6 Relation between preoperative variables and the graft union time
Preoperative variables | Graft union time(months) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | ||
Age | ||
< 70 years | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 0.002 |
≥ 70 years | 5.3 ± 1.0 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 0.322 |
Female | 5.0 ± 0.9 | |
BMI classification | ||
Overweight (25–29.9) | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.451 |
Obesity class I (30–34.9) | 4.9 ± 0.7 | |
Obesity class II (35–39.9) | 4.5 ± 0.4 | |
Obesity class III (≥ 40)# | 6 | |
Side of arthroplasty | ||
Right | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 0.303 |
Left | 5.0 ± 1.1 | |
Preoperative aFTA | ||
10–25° varus | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 0.434 |
> 25° varus | 5.1 ± 1.2 | |
Preoperative flexion contracture | ||
≤ 10° | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 0.678 |
> 10° | 4.8 ± 0.9 |