Table 4 Factors associated with recurrent mycetoma (N = 584)
From: Surgical management of eumycetoma: experience from Gezira Mycetoma Center, Sudan
| Variables | Recurrence after surgery | Total | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Bone involvements | Yes | 12 | 89 | 101 | < 0.01 |
| No | 20 | 463 | 483 | ||
| First recurrence mycetomaa | Yes | 16 | 78 | 94 | < 0.01 |
| No | 16 | 474 | 490 | ||
| Operation | Wide surgical excision | 18 | 463 | 481 | < 0.01 |
| WSE graft or flap | 8 | 24 | 32 | ||
| Amputation | 6 | 65 | 71 | ||
| Size | Small, 5 cm | 17 | 474 | 491 | < 0.01 |
| Moderate, 5–10 cm | 7 | 28 | 35 | ||
| Big, more than 10 cm | 8 | 50 | 58 | ||