| 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 | 
       
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