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Table 4 Outcomes in the acceptable reduction group according to smoking, alcohol consumption, and diabetes

From: Suboptimal outcomes after closed reduction and internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures in middle-aged patients: is internal fixation adequate in this age group?

 

Optimal outcomes

Complications

P-value*

Smoking

2 (18.1%)

10 (25.6%)

0.472

Alcohol consumption

0

11 (28.2%)

0.045

Diabetes mellitus

1 (9%)

7 (17.9%)

0.430

  1. *P-values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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