Research Article
Learning Curve and Clinical Outcomes of Performing Surgery with the InterTan Intramedullary Nail in Treating Femoral Intertrochanteric Fractures
Table 2
Comparison of clinical outcomes between early group and later group.
| Variable | Early group | Later group | p |
| Time of operation, mean (95% CI) (min) | 77.67 (69.18 to 86.15) | 64.97 (59.59 to 70.36) | 0.009 | Blood loss, mean (95% CI) (ml) | 219.94 (211.44 to 228.45) | 200.71 (195.65 to 205.77) | 0.000 | TAD, mean (95% CI) (mm) | 21.34 (19.23 to 23.45) | 20.52 (19.28 to 21.76) | 0.463 | Harris hip score, mean (95% CI) | 79.39 (77.63 to 81.15) | 83.57 (81.96 to 85.15) | 0.002 | Time to union, mean (95% CI) (weeks) | 12.11 (11.48 to 12.75) | 11.66 (11.29 to 12.02) | 0.174 | Time to partial weight bearing, | 38.22 (35.33 to 41.11) | 38.74 (37.03 to 40.45) | 0.735 | mean (95% CI) (days) | Hospital stay, mean (95% CI) (days) | 8.67 (7.35 to 9.99) | 7.34 (6.78 to 7.91) | 0.030 | Transfusion (number) | 5 | 10 | 0.952 | Complication (number) | 3 | 9 | 0.456 | Deep venous thrombosis (number) | 0 | 4 | 0.136 | Pain of hip and thigh (number) | 2 | 3 | 0.765 | Superficial wound infection (number) | 1 | 2 | 0.981 |
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Values in boldface indicate ; TAD, tip apex distance; CI, confidence interval.
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