Table 7.
Union v Non-union
| Parameters | Final Union (Yes) | Final Union (No) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | ||
| Age at Treatment Onset (yr) | 48 | 50.0 | 16.1 | 6 | 49.2 | 11.6 | 0.967 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 48 | 30 | 63% | 6 | 3 | 50% | 0.667 |
| Female | 48 | 18 | 38% | 6 | 3 | 50% | |
| Cierny Type of OM | |||||||
| Type 4 | 48 | 48 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | |
| Etiology | |||||||
| Trauma | 48 | 43 | 90% | 6 | 6 | 100% | 0.984 |
| Affected Region | |||||||
| Ankle | 48 | 22 | 46% | 6 | 4 | 67% | 0.727 |
| Ankle/Tibia | 48 | 7 | 15% | 6 | 1 | 17% | |
| Tibia | 48 | 17 | 35% | 6 | 1 | 17% | |
| Diabetics, n (%) | 48 | 7 | 15% | 6 | 4 | 67% | 0.012 |
| Neuropathy, n (%) | 48 | 13 | 27% | 6 | 4 | 67% | 0.071 |
| Confirmed infections | 48 | 43 | 90% | 6 | 6 | 100% | >0.999 |
| # Salvage Surgeries | 48 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.023 |
| Infection Controlled? | 48 | 47 | 98% | 6 | 2 | 33% | <0.001 |
| Amputation? | 48 | 1 | 2% | 6 | 3 | 50% | 0.003 |