Table 2.

Clinical effect evaluation of two treatment techniques

Variable	Group A (n = 35)	Group B (n = 42)	p value
Follow-up (month)	28.8 ± 2.9	29.3 ± 3.0	0.461
Time in external fixator (month)	4.8 ± 1.6	18.2 ± 3.9	0.001
Total cure time (month)	17.6 ± 2.2	20.4 ± 2.8	0.001
Number of operations	4.9 ± 1.2	4.8 ± 1.0	0.696
Ennecking score	84.7% (25.4)	75.7% (22.7)	0.001
26–30	20	11
21–25	13	22
16–20	2	7
11–15	0	2
SAS score			0.001
No anxiety	25	7
Mild anxiety	10	21
Moderate anxiety	0	14
Complications
Number of patients	4	23	0.001
Number of complications	5	44	0.001

Notes: SAS stands for self-rating anxiety scale