Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Changes in Caton-Deschamps Index
| CDI |
Plate and screw
|
External fixator
|
P
value
|
|
Mean (range)
|
Mean (range)
|
|
|
| CDI pre-op (unitless) | 1.1 (0.7-1.6) | 1.0 (0.8-2.1) | 0.77 |
| CDI post-op (unitless) | 0.9 (0.4-1.1) | 1.1 (0.8-1.9) | 0.01 |
| ΔCDI (unitless) | -0.2 (-0.5 to 0.2) | 0.02 (-0.2 to 0.2) | < 0.001 |
| %ΔCDI (%) | -19.2 (-47.0 to 21.9) | 3.1 (-8.1 to 25.0) | < 0.001 |
CDI: Caton-Deschamps Index.
