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Table 1 Demographic and baseline data of patients in the lateral and supine groups

From: Lateral position: a friendly surgical position for intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures via infrapatellar approach

Variable

Lateral group

Supine group

Age, yearsa

45.30(13.81)

45.02(12.62)

Sex (n, %)

Male

Female

42, 77.78%

12, 22.22%

47, 81.03%

11, 18.97%

BMI (kg/m2)a

24.44(2.67)

24.06(2.66)

AO/OTA classification (n, %)

Type A

Type B

Type C

21, 38.89%

23, 42.59%

10, 18.52%

22, 37.93%

25, 43.10%

11, 18.97%

Trauma mechanism (n, %)

Traffic accident

Crushed

Falling

Sport injury

Beaten

24, 44.44%

9, 16.67%

12, 22.22%

8, 14.81%

1, 1.85%

25, 43.10%

11, 18.97%

15, 25.86%

7, 12.07%

0, 0.00%

Involved limb (n, %)

Left

Right

22, 40.74%

32, 59.26%

22,37.93%

36, 62.07%

Smoking history (n, %)

16, 29.63%

19, 32.76%

Diabete history (n, %)

5, 9.26%

4, 6.90%

Associated fibular fracture (n, %)

54, 100%

58, 100%

  1. amean(SD); All P-value > 0.05