Research Article
Functional and Radiological Outcome Analysis of Osteoperiosteal Decortication Flap in Nonunion of Tibia
Table 4
Intergroup analysis of mean RUST and LEFS score.
| | Group A NUSS (1–25) [n = 14] | Group B NUSS (25–50) [n = 10] | Group C NUSS (51–75) [n = 10] | value |
| RUST score | Pre-op | 4.42 ± 0.64 | 4.4 ± 0.96 | 4.1 ± 0.31 | F = 0.736 | 4 | 4 | 4 | = 0.487 | 3 months | 5.28 ± 1.06 | 5 ± 0.81 | 4 ± 0 | F = 7.56 | 5 | 5 | 4 | = 0.0021 | 6 months | 7.78 ± 1.36 | 6.4 ± 1.57 | 4.5 ± 0.97 | F = 17.78 | 8 | 6 | 4 | < 0.0001 | 9 months | 10.28 ± 0.91 | 8.9 ± 1.28 | 6.5 ± 2.17 | F = 19.9 | 10 | 8.5 | 6.5 | < 0.0001 | 12 months | 12 ± 0 | 10.75 ± 1.25 | 11 ± 1.41 | F = 5.207 | 12 | 11 | 11.5 | = 0.0112 |
| LEFS score | Pre-op | 5.14 ± 6.61 | 13.1 ± 9.84 | 9.2 ± 7.22 | F = 3.033 | 2 | 13.115.5 | 9 | = 0.0626 | 3 months | 23.21 ± 6.61 | 18.9 ± 8.25 | 14.1 ± 5.30 | F = 5.255 | 20 | 20.5 | 15 | = 0.0108 | 6 months | 46 ± 11.50 | 36.9 ± 12.35 | 24.3 ± 9.67 | F = 28.08 | 43.5 | 37.5 | | < 0.0001 | 9 months | 67.85 ± 7.11 | 59.8 ± 13.88 | 37.5 ± 10.27 | F = 25.63 | 69.5 | 62.5 | 35.5 | < 0.0001 | 12 months | 85.5 ± 6.18 | 78.5 ± 2.88 | 79 ± 7.74 | F = 5.256 | 87.5 | 78.5 | 81 | = 0.0108 |
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