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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2021; 12(3): 140-151
Published online Mar 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i3.140
Published online Mar 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i3.140
Table 2 Patients demographic
| Demographics | Plate and screw (n = 43) | External fixator (n = 36) | P value | |||||||||
| N1 (n = 25) | O (n = 18) | N (n = 23) | O (n = 13) | N vs N | O vs O | N vs O (plate and screw) | N vs O (ex fix) | |||||
| n | Mean (range) | n | Mean (range) | n | Mean (range) | n | Mean (range) | |||||
| Age (yr) | 25 | 41.7 (19-68) | 18 | 52.7 (32-67) | 23 | 39.9 (24-55) | 13 | 46.1 (30-67) | 0.61 | 0.12 | < 0.01 | 0.11 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23 | 24.1 (18.7-33.5) | 16 | 28.8 (22.4-35.0) | 8 | 27.6 (20.3-39.1) | 3 | 36.4 (33.1-38.4) | 0.15 | 0.03 | < 0.001 | 0.01 |
| Sex (female) | 25 | 36.0% | 18 | 27.8% | 23 | 47.8% | 13 | 46.2% | 0.41 | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.92 |
- Citation: Ghasemi SA, Zhang DT, Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR. Proximal tibial osteotomy for genu varum: Radiological evaluation of deformity correction with a plate vs external fixator. World J Orthop 2021; 12(3): 140-151
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v12/i3/140.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v12.i3.140