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Table 2 Clinical results of the two groups

From: Long bone shaft metastasis: a comparative study between cement filling and intercalary prosthesis

Operational information

Group 1

Group 2

P value

Operation last time (minutes, mean ± SD)

115.37 ± 32.66

108.90 ± 27.51

0.19

Blood lose (ml, mean ± SD)

769.33 ± 206.82

520.92 ± 177.50

0.03*

MSTS score (%))

90.63 ± 5.77

92.05 ± 5.41

0.72

Complication rate (%))

33.33

15.38

0.01*

Complication type (cases n)

Hardware failure

2

2

 

Tumor relapse

3

0

  1. Group 1 tumor curettage and fixation, Group 2 intercalary stem prosthesis reconstruction
  2. *Indicated p < 0.05