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Table 1

Background of patients.

Group B (n = 26) Group N (n = 47) P value
Mean age (years, range) 83.5 (79.3–85.8) 84.0 (81.0–89.5) 0.659
Follow-up period (months, range) 21.5 (13.3–37.9) 18.8 (13.6–31.4) 0.950
Sex 0.410
 Male 5 14
 Female 21 33
Operation side 0.626
 Right 13 20
 Left 13 27
AO classification 0.314
 31-A2 21 42
 31-A3.3 5 5
Length of nail <0.001
 Short 6 32
 Middle 4 3
 Long 16 12
Number of banding
 One 19 0
 Two 7 0
Bone union 24 30 0.011
Deformity
 Mild deformity 11 2 <0.001
 Moderate deformity (<10 mm) 9 4 <0.001
 Severe deformity (≧10 mm) 4 24 <0.001
 Nonunion 2 17 <0.001

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