Table 2.
Operative details of the included patients
| Data | Endoprosthesis group (n = 19) | Cement spacer group (n = 39) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Approach | 0.784 | ||||
| Anteromedial (n = 42) | 13 | 68.4% | 29 | 74.4% | |
| Deltopectoral (n = 14) | 6 | 31.6% | 8 | 20.5% | |
| Anterior (n = 1) | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2.6% | |
| Posterior (n = 1) | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2.6% | |
| Type of resection | 0.999 | ||||
| Type I (n = 54) | 18 | 94.7% | 36 | 92.3% | |
| Type V (n = 4) | 1 | 5.3% | 3 | 7.7% | |
| Margin | 0.999 | ||||
| Wide margin (n = 56) | 18 | 94.7% | 38 | 97.4% | |
| Marginal margin (n = 2) | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 2.6% | |
| Length of resection (cm) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 13.7 ± 3.5 | 14.9 ± 3.7 | 0.250 | ||
| Deltoid resection | 0.791 | ||||
| Resected (n = 41) | 13 | 68.4% | 28 | 71.8% | |
| Not resected (n = 17) | 6 | 31.6% | 11 | 28.2% | |
| Axillary nerve resection | 0.010 | ||||
| Resected (n = 23) | 3 | 15.8% | 20 | 51.3% | |
| Not resected (n = 35) | 16 | 84.2% | 19 | 48.7% | |
| Operative time (hour) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 0.958 | ||