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Table 1 Demographics of the patients with a calcaneus fracture treated at the Traumacenter Linz from 2007 to 2015. In total n = 298 patients were observed, 71% (n = 212 / 298) were treated operatively, 29% underwent conservative care. An odds ratio of 3:1 (male: female) could be interpreted in both patient groups with a balanced age distribution

From: Minimally invasive surgery for intra-articular calcaneus fractures: a 9-year, single-center, retrospective study of a standardized technique using a 2-point distractor

Procedure

Sex

N

Age in years

Min

Max

Median

Mean

SD

OP

Men

174

16

79

46

45.3

13,5

Women

38

15

73

49.5

48.0

12,5

Total

212

15

79

46

45.7

13,3

Conservative

Men

62

15

82

42.5

44.0

18,9

Women

24

7

94

46.5

44.7

23,7

Total

86

7

94

44.5

44.2

20,3

  1. SD Standard deviation, OP Operative, Min Minimum, Max Maximum