Table 3.

Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Participants

Diagnosis and Surgical Intervention of Participants	Control Group, n = 9	Experimental Group, n = 10
Fractures of femur: ORIF with T buttress plate and screws, CRIF with long PFN	6	4
Fracture around the knee joint: ORIF with tension band wiring	1	2
ACL ligament injuries: ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus graft	1	1
Fractures of tibia: implant removal, ORIF with a condylar plate, CRIF with an intramedullary interlocking nail	1	3

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; CRIF, closed reduction and fixation rotation; ORIF, open reduction and internal fixation; PFN, proximal femur nail.