Table 1.

Demographic data for control and NPWT groups^a

Variable	Control (n = 10)	NPWT (n = 10)	p-valueb
Species			1
Canine	7 (70 %)	6 (60 %)
Feline	3 (30 %)	4 (40 %)
Age	31.5 (17.50 to 41.25)	83.5 (45.2 to 105.0)	0.03
Sex			0.61
Male entire	4 (40 %)	2 (20 %)
Male neutered	3 (30 %)	5 (50 %)
Female entire	1 (10 %)	0 (0 %)
Female neutered	2 (20 %)	3 (30 %)
Sex (male or female)			1
Male	7 (70 %)	7 (70 %)
Female	3 (30 %)	3 (30 %)
Limb			0.61
Right thoracic	5 (50 %)	3 (30 %)
Left thoracic	3 (30 %)	3 (30 %)
Right pelvic	0 (0 %)	2 (20 %)
Left pelvic	2 (20 %)	2 (20 %)
Limb (thoracic or pelvic)			0.63
Thoracic	8 (60 %)	6 (60 %)
Pelvic	2 (20 %)	4 (40 %)
Surgery type			0.37
Fracture	7 (70 %)	4 (40 %)
Arthrodesis	3 (30 %)	6 (60 %)
Duration of follow-up	10.5 (1 to 36)	10.0 (1 to 40)	0.85

^aData are median (25^th to 75^th quartile) or numbers (%) in each group

^bAssessment of differences between groups (Fisher’s exact test or Mann–Whitney U test)