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Table 4 Method of Fixation for AO Fracture Types

From: Incidence of infection following internal fixation of open and closed tibia fractures in India (INFINITI): a multi-centre observational cohort study

 

AO Classification

Total N = 787 N (%)

Proximal (N = 254)

Diaphyseal (N = 337)

Distal (N = 95)

Malleolar (N = 100)

Method of fixation

 Plate

223 (87.8%)

36 (10.7%)

39 (41.0%)

42 (42.0%)

340 (43.2%)

 Reamed intramedullary nail

2 (0.8%)

274 (81.3%)

47 (49.5%)

2 (2.0%)

325 (41.3%)

 Screw

27 (10.6%)

1 (0.3%)

2 (2.1%)

39 (39.0%)

69 (8.8%)

 Unreamed intramedullary nail

1 (0.4%)

22 (6.5%)

3 (3.2%)

3 (3.0%)

29 (3.7%)

 Screw and wire

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

9 (9.0%)

9 (1.1%)

 Wire

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (2.1%)

3 (3.0%)

5 (0.6%)

 Intramedullary nail (unspecified)

0 (0.0%)

3 (0.9%)

1 (1.1%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.5%)

 Plate and wire

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (2.0%)

2 (0.3%)

 Plate and reamed nail

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

 External fixator

1 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

  1. Totals may not add due to missing data