Table 3 Operated limb mean tibial cortical widths and width differences, organized by location. Statistical significance was identified at p < 0.05 and significant differences between cis and trans cortical widths are denoted by bolded text
Operated Limb Cortical Widths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tibial Regions | Measurement Points | Cis-Cortex Width (mm) | Trans-Cortex Width (mm) | Width Difference (mm) | P-Value |
Mean ± St. Dev | Mean ± St. Dev | Mean ± St. Dev | |||
Proximal Metaphysis | S87 | 4.842 ± 0.999 | 3.922 ± 0.727 | -0.920 ± 1.019 |  < 0.001 |
S76 | 4.871 ± 0.914 | 4.119 ± 0.659 | -0.752 ± 0.846 |  < 0.001 | |
Mid-Diaphysis Proximal to Defect | S65 | 4.818 ± 0.955 | 4.390 ± 0.633 | -0.428 ± 1.049 |  < 0.001 |
Mid-Diaphysis Distal to Defect | S43 | 5.057 ± 0.658 | 4.986 ± 0.807 | -0.071 ± 0.862 |  < 0.001 |
Distal Metaphysis | S32 | 4.962 ± 0.702 | 4.596 ± 0.668 | -0.365 ± 0.685 |  < 0.001 |
S21 | 5.144 ± 0.856 | 4.445 ± 0.589 | -0.699 ± 0.860 |  < 0.001 | |