Table 1 General information of the two groups
From: Long bone shaft metastasis: a comparative study between cement filling and intercalary prosthesis
General information | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (cases n) | Male | 8 | 6 | 0.62 |
Female | 7 | 7 | ||
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 56.83 ± 7.64 | 62.08 ± 4.21 | 0.78 | |
Locations (cases n) | Humerus | 5 | 2 | 0.43 |
Femur | 7 | 8 | ||
Tibia | 3 | 3 | ||
Length of tumor (cm) | 12.50 ± 2.51 | 13.06 ± 2.78 | 0.86 | |
Pathological fracture (cases n) | Yes | 6 | 5 | 0.64 |
No | 9 | 8 | ||
Primary cancer (cases n) | Lung | 6 | 5 | 0.78 |
Breast | 3 | 2 | ||
Renal | 2 | 2 | ||
Thyroid | 1 | 0 | ||
Others | 3 | 4 | ||
Therapeutic process (cases n) | Yes | 10 | 8 | 0.71 |
No | 5 | 5 | ||
Survival times (months) (mean ± SD) |  | 17.07 ± 7.73 | 21.30 ± 8.17 | 0.28 |