Table 1.
Surgical success and numbers in each study group analyzed at each follow-up point at 1, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postoperatively
| Outcome at groups | 1 month
|
6 months
|
12 months
|
18 months
|
24 months
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| A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | |
| Success, N (%) | 12 (92.3) | 11 (84.6) | 12 (92.3) | 10 (76.9) | 11 (84.6) | 10 (76.9) | 11 (84.6) | 8 (61.5) | 10 (76.9) | 7 (53.8) |
| Qualified success, N (%) | – | – | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (30.8) |
| Failure, N (%) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | – | – | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | – | – |
| Complete failure, N (%) | – | – | – | – | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) |
| P- and FET values |
P=0.539 FET=0.377 |
P=0.729 FET=2.047 |
P=1.0 FET=1.109 |
P=0.645 FET=2.57 |
P=0.352 FET=2.336 |
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Abbreviation: FET, Fisher’s exact test.