The Significance of Serum Phosphate Level on Healing Index and Its Relative Effects in Skeletally Immature and Mature Patients with Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Table 4
Complications in two groups of patients.
Complications
Group IM ()
Group M ()
P < 2.3 mg/dL ()
P > 2.3 mg/dL ()
P < 2.6 mg/dL ()
P > 2.6 mg/dL ()
Major
Bone
Recurrent deformity
10
5
3
1
Refracture
1
1
1
—
Delayed union
1
—
2
—
Leg length discrepancy (>3 cm)
4
2
—
—
Total
16
8
6
1
value
0.05
0.03
Other
Knee stiffness
2
1
1
—
Deep intramedullary infection
2
—
—
1
Equinus contracture
5
4
3
1
Peroneal nerve palsy
—
1
1
—
Patella dislocation
1
1
—
—
Total
10
7
5
2
value
0.11
0.07
Minor
Bone
Leg length discrepancy (<3 cm)
4
3
2
2
Angular deformity of less than 10°
5
3
1
1
Other
Pin tract infection
11
9
5
3
Knee stiffness
2
2
1
1
Total
22
17
9
7
value
0.44
0.32
IM: immature; M: mature; : number of patients; P: preoperative serum phosphate level; : number of patients.
