02 May 2023>: Clinical Research
Clinical Results of Decortication with Bone Grafting Method versus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment in Long-Bone Pseudoarthrosis
Mehmet Ata Gökalp 1ABEFG* , Seyyid Şerif Ünsal 2BCDF , Savaş Güner 3AEFG , Tülin Türközü 1BCEFG , Necip Güven 1BDFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939395
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939395
Table 3 The mean intervention time, union times, follow up period and union rate.
Decortication and bone grafting group | ESWT group | p | |
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The mean intervention time | 8.7±8.625 | 8.6±8.611 | 0.985 |
The mean union time | 6.6±1.896 | 7.3±1.940 | 0.251 |
The mean follow up period | 20.9±6.789 | 29.6±7.829 | 0.359 |
Union rate (%) | 100 | 78 | 0.023 |