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Table 3 Comparisons among three groups

From: Intercalary prosthetic replacement is a reliable solution for metastatic humeral shaft fractures: retrospective, observational study of a single center series

Variables

IMN (n = 16)

PF (n = 33)

Prosthesis (n = 17)

P1 value

P2 value

P3 value

Mean age (yrs)

61.9 ± 12.2

62.1 ± 10.5

63.1 ± 10.5

0.969*

0.766*

0.745*

Follow-up time (mon)

20.8 ± 24.0

18.1 ± 13.1

28.0 ± 25.3

0.666*

0.321*

0.093*

Mean operative time (min)

135 ± 46.4

153.3 ± 36.8

116.5 ± 32.2

0.121*

0.169*

0.002*

Mean blood loss (ml)

539.4 ± 558.5

537.9 ± 370.8

241.2 ± 131.4

0.990*

0.030*

0.012*

Mean ASES score

74.0 ± 6.9

75.6 ± 6.3

76.9 ± 6.8

0.419*

0.206*

0.511*

Mean MSTS score

22.2 ± 2.1

22.7 ± 1.9

23.1 ± 2.1

0.405*

0.214*

0.555*

Complication rate

3/16

7/33

2/17

1.000†

1.000†

1.000†

  1. P1: The difference between IMN and PF
  2. P2: The difference between IMN and SDR prosthesis
  3. P3: The difference between PF and SDR prosthesis
  4. *: Post hoc test
  5. †: Fisher’s exact test
  6. MSTS Musculoskeletal Tumor Society