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World J Orthop. Oct 18, 2025; 16(10): 109196
Published online Oct 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i10.109196
Published online Oct 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i10.109196
Table 1 Pre- and post-match baseline demographic characteristics
| Pre-match | Post-match | |||||
| Traditional (n = 553) | High efficiency (n = 838) | SD | Traditional (n = 429) | High efficiency (n = 429) | SD | |
| Female, n (%) | 342 (63.9) | 619 (73.9) | 0.27 | 289 (67.4) | 289 (67.4) | 0 |
| Age (year), mean (SD) | 52.3 (15.4) | 55.9 (14.1) | 0.26 | 54.2 (14.7) | 53.9 (14.9) | 0.02 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29.5 (6.5) | 28.0 (5.6) | 0.26 | 29.2 (6.3) | 28.3 (5.7) | 0.16 |
| ASA I and II, n (%) | 380 (68.7) | 622 (74.2) | 0.13 | 294 (69.9) | 300 (68.5) | 0.03 |
| Surgery below ankle, n (%) | 317 (57.3) | 718 (85.7) | 0.81 | 314 (73.2) | 314 (73.2) | 0 |
- Citation: Lin C, Nagdev T, Zhu DA, Nair GS, Cheng S, Kumar K. High efficiency pathway for lower limb orthopedic surgery: A matched historic cohort study. World J Orthop 2025; 16(10): 109196
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v16/i10/109196.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i10.109196