Table 3 Factors associated with a dispensed prescription of Flucloxacillin and/or Clindamycin within 8 weeks following surgery of a distal radius fracture between November 1st 2006 and October 31st 2013 in 31,807 adult Swedish patients. A logistic regression model was performed and results are presented as crude measures and odds ratios in uni- and multivariable analyses

Surgical method

Plate^a

21,348

1110 (5%)

Ref.

Ref.

Pins^b

6198

754 (12%)

2.5

2.3–2.8, < 0.001

2.7

2.4–3.0, < 0.001

EF^c

4261

1180 (28%)

7.0

6.4–7.6, < 0.001

6.9

6.2–7.5, < 0.001

Age (years)

18–49

6771

564 (8%)

Ref.

Ref.

50–74

19,106

1640 (9%)

1.0

0.9–1.1, 0.520

1.1

1.0–1.3, < 0.038

≥75

5930

840 (14%)

1.8

1.6–2.0, < 0.001

1.6

1.4–1.8, < 0.001

Sex

Women

25,159

2183 (9%)

Ref.

Ref.

Men

6648

861 (13%)

1.6

1.4–1.7, < 0.001

2.0

1.8–2.2, < 0.001

Fracture type

Closed

31,172

2776 (9%)

Ref.

Ref.

Open

635

268 (42%)

7.5

6.4–8.8, < 0.001

6.4

5.3–7.6, < 0.001

Antibiotics^d 0–8 weeks prior to DRF surgery

No

31,226

2940 (9%)

Ref.

Ref.

Yes

581

104 (18%)

2.1

1.7–2.6, < 0.001

1.6

1.3–2.1, < 0.001