. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Nov;66(11):2203–2212. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.058

Table 2.

Cost outcomes by Treatment Group.

	Treatment Group	N	Mean	Std. Error	Sig. (2-tailed)
INPATIENT DAYS
Intent-to-treat	MMF Only	61	2.69	.476
	ORIF	78	3.19	.414	.425
As treated
	MMF Only	91	1.64	.206
	ORIF	48	5.50	.682	<.001

TOTAL COSTS
Intent-to-treat	MMF Only	62	$11,924	1,983
	ORIF	80	$15,116	1,792	.236
As treated
	MMF Only	93	$7,206	807
	ORIF	49	$ 26,089	2,805	<.0001