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Table 1 General information

From: External fixator combined with three different fixation methods of fibula for treatment of extra-articular open fractures of distal tibia and fibula: a retrospective study

Group

Patients (n)

Gender

Age (years, x ± s)

Mechanism of injury

Gustilo classification

AO classification

Male

Female

Traffic injuries

Others

I

II

III

42-A

42-B

42-C

A

35

27

8

46.83 ± 15.83

25

10

4

12

19

13

16

6

B

30

25

5

44.27 ± 12.37

21

9

7

11

12

11

14

5

C

26

22

4

44.96 ± 14.48

19

7

3

7

16

11

11

4

P

–

>0.05

>0.05

>0.05

>0.05

>0.05

  1. Group A: simple external fixator fixation
  2. Group B: external fixator combined with plate-screw osteosynthesis
  3. Group C: external fixator combined with k-wire intramedullary fixation