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Table 4 Results of univariate analysis of the surgery-related parameters

From: Risk factors for surgical site infection after malignant bone tumor resection and reconstruction

Factor

 

Number (%) of tumors with deep infection

OR

95% CI

p value

Surgical procedure

F

2/62 (3.2%)

 

P

3/85 (3.5%)

1.097

0.121–1.097

1

B

20/108 (18.5%)

6.761

1.548–61.860

0.004

B + P

8/47 (17.0%)

6.056

1.127–61.514

0.019

Iodine-coated implant

Yes

4/66 (6.1%)

0.461

0.114–1.388

0.184

 

No

29/236 (12.3%)

   

Operative time

≥5 h

26/121 (21.5%)

6.759

2.728–19.148

<  0.001

 

< 5 h

7/181 (3.9%)

 

Additional surgery

Yes

12/53 (22.6%)

3.162

1.312–7.356

0.006

 

No

21/249 (8.4%)

 
  1. F, fixation only; P, prosthetic replacement; B, biological reconstruction without prosthetic replacement; B + P, biological reconstruction with prosthetic replacement; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
  2. The p values were calculated with Fisher exact test