Table 4 Comparison between two methods regarding operative data
Single superior plate (N = 18) | Double superior and anterior plates (N = 18) | t* | P value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD | ||||
Time of operation (minutes) | 70.00 | 110.00 | 81.39 | 12.81 | 100.00 | 120.00 | 112.39 | 6.58 | 9.13 | < 0.001 | |
Blood loss (ml) | 350.00 | 500.00 | 416.67 | 42.01 | 350.00 | 500.00 | 422.22 | 35.24 | 0.43 | 0.67 | |
N | % | N | % | X2** | P value | ||||||
Intraoperative assessment of reduction | Anatomical reduction | 17 | 94.4% | 14 | 77.8% | 2.09 FE | 0.34 | ||||
Acceptable reduction | 1 | 5.6% | 4 | 22.2% | |||||||