Table 2.
Subcutaneous tissue depths and surgical site complication within 60 days postoperatively in primary THA.
Variable | Skin complication (abrasion or infection) | N | Mean | Standard error | Standard deviation | Median | Minimum | Maximum | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI | No | 262 | 29.86 | 0.32 | 29.47 | 5.12 | 18.99 | 40.75 | .0021 |
Yes | 18 | 33.69 | 0.84 | 34.10 | 3.57 | 25.07 | 38.28 | ||
Procedure duration (min) | No | 222 | 72.93 | 0.88 | 71.00 | 13.12 | 51.00 | 138.00 | .8828 |
Yes | 16 | 72.44 | 2.57 | 71.50 | 10.26 | 55.00 | 91.00 | ||
Subcutaneous tissue depths (cm) | |||||||||
Proximal | No | 262 | 1.77 | 0.05 | 1.70 | 0.89 | 0.30 | 7.50 | .6498 |
Yes | 18 | 1.68 | 0.17 | 1.65 | 0.72 | 0.90 | 3.80 | ||
Middle | No | 262 | 2.08 | 0.06 | 2.00 | 0.93 | 0.20 | 7.00 | .8079 |
Yes | 18 | 2.02 | 0.18 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 4.30 | ||
Distal | No | 262 | 2.17 | 0.06 | 2.00 | 1.03 | 0.40 | 9.00 | .2757 |
Yes | 18 | 1.89 | 0.19 | 1.90 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 4.10 | ||
Average | No | 262 | 2.01 | 0.05 | 1.87 | 0.88 | 0.30 | 6.83 | .5044 |
Yes | 18 | 1.86 | 0.18 | 1.92 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 4.07 |