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Table 2 Influencing factors of recurrent revision and functional outcome

From: Investigating clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with chronic osteomyelitis of humerus

Group (n)

Recurrent revision

N (%)

P value

Final DASH score

M ± SD/M (range)

P value

Total (28)

3 (10.7%)

 

18.14 ± 5.39

 

Gender

 Male (16)

2 (12.5%)

 

20.80 ± 8.38

 

 Female (12)

1 (8.3%)

1.000

14.62 ± 6.07

0.579

Age

 < 40 years (16)

3 (18.8%)

 

25.21 ± 8.51

 

 ≥ 40 years (12)

0 (0.0%)

0.238

8.71 ± 4.53

0.101

Infection duration

 < 12 months (14)

0 (0.0%)

 

18.27 ± 7.21

 

 ≥ 12 months (14)

3 (21.4%)

0.222

17.62 ± 8.29

0.925

Comorbidity

 Yes (6)

1 (16.7%)

 

69.28 ± 5.63

 

 None (22)

2 (9.1%)

0.530

4.20 ± 1.50

0.000

Aetiology

 Post-traumatic (12)

0 (0.0%)

 

24.23 ± 9.41

 

 Haematogenous (16)

3 (18.8%)

0.238

13.58 ± 6.29

0.337

Classification

 Type I (8)

3 (33.3%)

 

1.1 (0-55.6)

 

 Type III (11)

0 (0.0%)

 

8.05 (0-77.8)

 

 Type IV (9)

0 (0.0%)

0.015

5 (0-86.7)

0.359

Bone graft

 Stage graft (13)

0 (0.0%)

 

15.70 ± 7.56

 

 None (15)

3 (20.0%)

0.226

20.27 ± 7.83

0.681

Post-debridement fixation

 Antibiotic cement-coated plate (17)

0 (0.0%)

0.050

22.34 ± 7.77

 

 None (11)

3 (27.3%)

 

11.67 ± 6.59

0.343

  1. DASH disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand, mean ± SD mean ± standard deviation, M (range) median (range)