Application and Clinical Effectiveness of Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement to Promote Soft Tissue Granulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Complicated by Osteomyelitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Wound parameters and healing time.

Comparison index	Control group ()	value	Study group ()	value	IRR
Wound surface at day 0 (cm^2)		<0.05		0.05
Wound surface at day 84 (cm^2)
Wound radius at day 0 (cm)		<0.001		<0.001
Wound radius at day 84 (cm)
Wound radius reduction (cm)	0.037 (95% CI, 0.033–0.041)	—	0.049 (95% CI, 0.043–0.057)	—	—
Wound healing time (days)	101.7 (95% CI, 93–110)	—	79.4 (95% CI, 71–90)^#	—	1.28

Data presented as ; IRR, incident rate ratio (IRR is the average healing time between the two groups). for healing time in the study group vs. control group. for mean wound radius reduction in the study group vs. control group.