Table 4.
Comparison between two methods regarding operative data
| Single superior plate (N = 18) |
Double superior and anterior plates (N = 18) |
t* | P value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | ||||
| Time of operation (minutes) | 70.00 | 110.00 | 81.39 | 12.81 | 100.00 | 120.00 | 112.39 | 6.58 | 9.13 | < 0.001 | |
| Blood loss (ml) | 350.00 | 500.00 | 416.67 | 42.01 | 350.00 | 500.00 | 422.22 | 35.24 | 0.43 | 0.67 | |
| N | % | N | % | X2** | P value | ||||||
| Intraoperative assessment of reduction | Anatomical reduction | 17 | 94.4% | 14 | 77.8% |
2.09 FE |
0.34 | ||||
| Acceptable reduction | 1 | 5.6% | 4 | 22.2% | |||||||
*Student t test **Chi square test (FE: Fisher Exact)