Research Article
Functional and Radiological Outcome Analysis of Osteoperiosteal Decortication Flap in Nonunion of Tibia
Table 2
Comparison of RUST score at serial follow-up.
| RUST score | Group A NUSS (1–25) [n = 14] | Group B NUSS (25–50) [n = 10] | Group C NUSS (51–75) [n = 10] | 95.00% CI of diff. | value | 95.00% CI of diff. | value | 95.00% CI of diff. | value |
| Pre-op vs. 3 months | −1.833 to 0.1132 | 0.1080 | −2.129 to 0.9295 | 0.7980 | −1.48 to 1.68 | 0.9998 | 3 months vs. 6 months | −3.473 to −1.527 | <0.0001 | −2.929 to 0.1295 | 0.0872 | −2.08 to 1.08 | 0.8958 | 6 months vs. 9 months | −3.473 to −1.527 | <0.0001 | −4.029 to −0.9705 | 0.0003 | −3.58 to −0.4196 | 0.0068 | 9 months vs. 12 months | −2.693 to −0.7468 | <0.0001 | −3.379 to −0.3205 | 0.0107 | −6.08 to −2.92 | <0.0001 |
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Significant; Student's t-test. |