TABLE V.
Comparison of Parameters Between and Among Groups of Patients*
| Bone Loss Group | PN Group | Between-Group P Value‡ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBL | TBL | P Value† | Group Median | APS | HPS | SPS | P Value† | Group Median | ||
| ICBT (Nm) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.8175 | 3.35 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.9338 | 3.2 | 0.2885 |
| FCBT (Nm) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.1390 | 3.2 | 3.65 | 3.2 | 3.75 | 0.5504 | 3.4 | 0.4351 |
| DT (days) | 99 | 128 | 0.5167 | 118 | 48.5 | 15.5 | 35.5 | 0.0029 § | 21.5 | <0.001 § |
| DSCT (days) | 40 | 50 | 0.4875 | 40 | 45 | 30 | 56.5 | 0.0099 § | 32 | 0.0962 |
| EFT (days) | 149 | 192 | 0.5167 | 167.5 | 115 | 57 | 111.5 | 0.0022 § | 67 | <0.001 § |
| HT (days) | 205 | 248 | 0.5167 | 231 | 179.5 | 115.5 | 175 | 0.0147 § | 139 | 0.0002 § |
| CT (days) | 96 | 105 | 0.3021 | 103 | 121 | 95.5 | 112.5 | 0.1826 | 108.5 | 0.9838 |
| EFI (mg/cm) | 0.79 | 0.8 | 0.8186 | 0.795 | 1.61 | 1.845 | 2.15 | 0.0875 | 1.85 | <0.001 § |
| HI (mg/cm) | 1.08 | 1.1 | 0.5664 | 1.09 | 2.81 | 3.75 | 3.45 | 0.3080 | 3.3 | <0.001 § |
*
PN = pseudarthrosis-nonunion, OBL = bone loss due to osteomyelitis, TBL = traumatic bone loss, APS = atrophic pseudarthrosis, HPS = hypertrophic pseudarthrosis, SPS = septic pseudarthrosis, ICBT = initial compression during bone transport, FCBT = final compression during bone transport, DT = docking time, DSCT = docking site consolidation time, EFT = external fixation time, HT = healing time, CT = consolidation time, EFI = external fixation index, and HI = healing index.
†
Mann-Whitney U test.
‡
Kruskal-Wallis test.
§
Significant.