Table 3 Demographic data of the cases with fixation failure
Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | |
Age, years | 66 | 78 | 73 | 88 |
Gender | F | M | F | M |
AO/OTA type 34-C2 fracture | N | N | N | N |
Superficial level of the K-wires | Y | Y | N | Y |
Narrow K-wire distance | Y | N | Y | N |
Without postoperative splinting | Y | N | Y | N |
K-wire migration | N | N | N | N |
Revision surgery | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Final union | Y | Y | Y | Y |