Table 2 Demographics, injury characteristics, clinical and radiographic factors of the 270 study patients with 273 tibial shaft fractures
ACS absent N = 242 (88.6%) | ACS present N = 31 (11.4%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.6 ± 15.9 | 34.4 ± 9.9 |
Male sex, n (%) | 174 (71.9%) | 27 (87.1%) |
High energy trauma, n (%) | 168 (69.4%) | 28 (90.3%) |
Polytrauma, n (%) | 52 (21.5%) | 13 (41.9%) |
Soft tissue closed, n (%) | 158 (65.3%) | 25 (80.6%) |
Gustilo I, n (%) | 42 (17.4%) | 2 (6.5%) |
Gustilo II-III, n (%) | 42 (17.4%) | 4 (12.9%) |
AO/OTA classification A, n (%) | 145 (59.9%) | 14 (45.2%) |
B, n (%) | 77 (31.8%) | 12 (38.7%) |
C, n (%) | 20 (8.3%) | 5 (16.1%) |
Associated non-contiguous tibial plateau or pilon fracture, n (%) | 3 (1.2%) | 2 (6.5%) |
Distance talar dome-middle of tibial fracture (mm), mean ± SD | 135.3 ± 59.1 | 176.8 ± 68.7 |
Total angulation (°), mean ± SD | 6.6 ± 5.0 | 7.0 ± 5.0 |
Total translation (%), mean ± SD | 46.1 ± 27.3 | 42.2 ± 29.1 |
Over-riding (mm), mean ± SD | 9.3 ± 7.9 | 9.1 ± 7.7 |
Associated fibular fracture, n (%)a | 200 (82.6%) | 26 (83.9%) |
Distance fibular fracture-tibial fracture (mm), mean ± SDa | 99.6 ± 81.4 | 88.3 ± 74.4 |