Variant Group I Group II P value
Age (years) 9.96±4.9 8.71±4.7 0.317a
Gender (male/female) 12/11 14/10 0.896b
Levator excursion (mm) 1.4±1.0 1.6±0.9 0.419a
Preoperative MRD I (mm) 0.72±0.6 0.85±0.7 0.443a
Operative time (min.) 61±6.97 31±3.77 0.001a
Postoperative MRD I (mm) at 1 month 3.33±1.0 3.43±0.9  0.685a
at 12 months 2.60±1.2 2.77±1.1 0.656a
At 24 months 2.57±0.9 2.58±0.9 0.540a
aIndependent samples test, bPearson chi square test
Table 1: Descriptive and clinical preoperative, operative and postoperative data of both groups.