Table 2 Fracture characteristics
Characteristic | No. (%) of subjects |
|---|---|
Other injuries (n = 200) | Â |
  Yes | 183 (91.5) |
  No | 17 (8.5) |
Side of injury (n =200) | Â |
  Right | 112 (56.3) |
  Left | 87 (43.7) |
Mechanism of injury (n = 197)* | Â |
  Fall from standing | 43 (21.8) |
  Motor vehicle accident | 34 (17.3) |
  Twist | 26 (13.2) |
  Pedestrian motor vehicle accident | 22 (11.2) |
  Motorcycle accident | 19 (9.6) |
  Crush | 18 (9.1) |
  Recreational vehicle accident | 9 (4.6) |
  Fall from height | 8 (4.1) |
  Other | 18 (9.1) |
Degree of soft tissue injury (n =165) | Â |
  Closed | 129 (78.2) |
  Open type 1 | 12 (7.3) |
  Open type 2 | 16 (9.7) |
  Open type 3A | 4 (2.4) |
  Open type 3B | 4 (2.4) |
Method of fixation (n =193) | Â |
  Reamed IM nailing | 156 (80.8) |
  Plate fixation | 36 (18.7) |
  Unreamed IM nailing | 1 (0.5) |
Post operative weightbearing status (n = 100) | Â |
  Nonweightbearing | 61 (61.0) |
  Partial weightbearing | 38 (38.0) |
  Full weightbearing | 1 (1.0) |
Hospital stay post surgery (n = 199) | Â |
  Mean stay in days | 9.5 ±16.3 |
Fracture complication during hospital stay (n = 144) | Â |
  No | 139 (96.5) |
  Yes | 5 (3.5) |