Zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures: finding the least complicated surgical approach (A Randomized Clinical Trial)

Table 2 Comparison between the three studied groups according to accessibility and exposure time

	Group A (n = 8)		Group B (n = 8)		Group C (n = 8)		Test of Sig	P
	No	%	No	%	No	%	Test of Sig	P
Accessibility to fracture site	8	100	8	100	8	100	–	–
Exposure duration (min)
Mean ± SD	13.50 ± 1.77		8.75 ± 1.28		23.38 ± 1.41		F = 197.39^*	< 0.001^*
Median (Min. – Max.)	13.50 (11.0 – 16.0)		8.50 (7.0 – 11.0)		23.50 (21.0 – 25.0)		F = 197.39^*	< 0.001^*
Sig. bet. grps	p₁ < 0.001^,p₂ < 0.001^,p₃ < 0.001^*

SD Standard deviation, F F for One way ANOVA test, Pairwise comparison bet. each 2 groups was done using Post Hoc Test (Tukey)
p: p value for comparing between the three studied groups
p₁: p value for comparing between Group A and Group B
p₂: p value for comparing between Group A and Group C
p₃: p value for comparing between Group B and Group C
^*: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05

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