Table 2 Follow-up data in patients with ununited long bone fractures treated by ORIF and augmentation with either autograft (n = 10) or allograft (n = 10).
From: Autologous bone graft versus demineralized bone matrix in internal fixation of ununited long bones
| autograft group |
allograft group |
p-value Mann-Whitney-Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up time | [months] | 0.240 | ||
| mean | 56.6 | 41.2 | ||
| range | 18-87 | 12-69 | ||
| Incidence of Bone Consolidation | [n] | 8 | 10 | 0.146 |
| % | (80%) | (100%) | ||
| Healing time: clinical | [months] | 0.168 | ||
| mean | 8.3 | 4.1 | ||
| range | 2-24 | 2-8 | ||
| Healing time: radiological | [months] | 0.327 | ||
| mean | 10.9 | 11.9 | ||
| range | 2-40 | 2-21 | ||
| Pain intensity: at rest | [NRS] | 0.326 | ||
| mean | 2.0 | 1.1 | ||
| range | 0-6 | 0-5 | ||
| Pain intensity: with physical activity | [NRS] | 0.936 | ||
| mean | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| range | 0-7 | 0-6 | ||
| Level of treatment-dissatisfaction** | [NRS] | 0.031 | ||
| mean | 2.9 | 1.4 | ||
| range | 0-5 | 0-2 |