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Table 3 Comparisons between biological reconstruction and non-biological reconstruction

From: Limb salvage surgery with joint preservation for malignant humeral bone tumors: operative procedures and clinical application

Comparative features

biological reconstruction

non-biological reconstruction

P value

Gender(F/M)

7 /6

9/6

1.000

Age(y)

56 ± 16.8

59 ± 10.6

0.289

Bone strength score

9.7 ± 1.3

12.9 ± 1.2

0.000

MSTS score

27.2 ± 1.8

26.1 ± 1.7

1.097

  1. MSTS Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
  2. p < 0.05 indicated a significant difference between the two groups