Table 1 Characteristics of the 20 patients included in this study
Age [mean (range)] | 45.2 (19–68) |
Sex [number (percentage)] | |
Female | 5 (25%) |
Male | 15 (75%) |
Mechanism of injury [number] | |
Motor vehicle crash | 18 |
Fall | 2 |
Tscherne/Oestern classification [number] | |
FxCO closed fracture | 5 |
FxCI closed fracture | 13 |
FxOI open fracture | 2 |
Follow-up time in months [mean (range)] | 18.3 (6–36) |
Surgical approach [number] | |
Anteromedial with back-lateral | 5 |
Anterolateral with back-medial | 15 |
Operation time in minutes [mean (range)] | 120 (100–150) |
Blood loss in mL [mean (range)] | 200 (50–300) |