Table 1.

Comparison of basic data of patients in ST group and STF group

	ST group	STF group	P value
Age, y	47.38 ± 13.49	45.76 ± 14.74	0.626
Gender, Male:Female	29:11	24:9	0.983
Sanders’ staging			0.261
Type II	20 (50.00%)	22 (66.67%)
Type III	17 (42.50%)	8 (24.24%)
Type IV	3 (7.50%)	3 (9.09%)
Incision approach			0.283
ELA	17 (42.50%)	10 (30.30%)
STA	23 (57.50%)	23 (69.70%)
Fixation			0.115
Only screw	8 (20.00%)	14 (42.42%)
Screw + microplate	15 (37.50%)	9 (27.28%)
Screw + locking plate	17 (42.50%)	10 (30.30%)

Data are presented as mean ± SD or percentage