Table 4.
Accompanied osteomyelitis, clinical course, and results of the patients
| Primary patients (n = 11) |
Referred patients (n = 34) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accompanied osteomyelitis (yes/no) | 6/5 | 28/6 | 0.062 |
| Number of incision and debridementa | 2 (1–2) [1–3] | 4 (3–6) [1–10] | < 0.001 |
| Flap surgery (yes/no) | 0/11 | 7/27 | 0.168 |
| Number of microorganismsa | 1 (1–1) [0–1] | 1 (1–1) [0–3] | 0.725 |
| Duration of antibiotic treatmenta (wk) | 4 (4–6) [3–6] | 6 (6–6) [5–7] | < 0.001 |
| Hospital staya (day) | 25 (23–29) [22–40] | 33 (28–37) [21–45] | 0.005 |
| Spontaneous union (united/not united) | 1/10 | 15/19 | 0.067 |
| Range of motion at last follow-upa (°) | 20 (10–25) [0–30] | 5 (0–10) [0–20] | < 0.001 |
| Quick DASH scorea | 11.3 (5–18.2) [5–18.2] | 15.0 (9.1–15.0) [5–38.6] | 0.121 |
Significant values shown in bold
DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand
aMann-Whitney U-test. Median (25th–75th percentiles) [range] presented