Table 1.

Patients in group I (open repair).

Patient	Age	Sex	Trauma	Time (months)*	size of lesion	UCLA before op	UCLA after op	Follow-up (months)
01	55	F	No	12	Large	23	35	18
02	63	F	No	24	Medium	21	35	14
03	67	F	No	60	Medium	23	35	12
04	57	F	No	18	Medium	10	27	20
05	59	F	No	18	Large	11	29	14
06	66	F	Yes	12	Large	21	34	12
07	69	F	No	36	Large	17	34	12
08	50	F	No	24	Large	14	33	12
09	58	M	No	22	Medium	17	35	17
10	75	M	No	12	Large	16	33	16
11	62	F	Yes	3	Large	13	32	12
12	57	F	Yes	5	Large	17	32	12
13	54	F	No	60	Small	15	35	14
14	62	F	Yes	5	Medium	12	20	16
15	58	F	Yes	4	Large	17	34	13
16	69	F	No	24	Small	22	35	16
17	58	F	No	36	Large	23	35	12
18	51	F	No	18	Small	8	35	13
19	57	F	No	12	Medium	27	33	15
20	52	F	No	24	Medium	18	32	17
21	63	F	Yes	6	Medium	16	35	16
22	55	F	No	24	Medium	21	35	14
23	43	F	No	36	Large	21	28	14
24	54	F	Yes	12	Medium	15	35	13
25	46	F	Yes	48	Medium	12	34	14
26	56	F	No	15	Medium	16	35	13
27	53	F	Yes	18	Large	25	33	13
28	73	F	No	60	Large	19	29	12
29	60	M	No	5	Large	17	35	13

^*Time elapsed between the start of the symptoms and the surgical procedure.