Comparison of Monolateral External Fixation and Internal Fixation for Skeletal Stabilisation in the Management of Small Tibial Bone Defects following Successful Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis

Table 5

The multivariate logistic analysis of risk factors related to the outcome of reconstruction.

	Complications		Salvage		Function status
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	1.035 (0.921–1.163)	0.568	1.019 (0.812–1.278)	0.871	0.965 (0.862–1.082)	0.544
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	0.834 (0.587–1.204)	0.333	1.947 (0.832–4.551)	0.124	1.139 (0.800–1.620)	0.470
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.528 (0.187–12.456)	0.692	1.049 (0.017–66.144)	0.982	1.009 (0.131–7.754)	0.993
Time since injury (month)	1.020 (0.928–1.120)	0.684	0.984 (0.810–1.196)	0.871	1.005 (0.917–1.102)	0.908
Bone defect (cm)	0.777 (0.451–1.337)	0.362	0.632 (0.214–1.866)	0.406	1.236 (0.725–2.108)	0.436
Fixation methods
Internal fixation	1.312 (0.474–3.631)	0.602	1.014 (0.129–7.964)	0.989	1.066 (0.401–2.831)	0.898
External fixation	–		–		–