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Table 3 Association between variables of interest (demographics, injury characteristics and clinical and radiographic factors) and the occurrence of acute compartment syndrome: univariate analysis and after adjustment for age and sex

From: Clinical and radiographic predictors of acute compartment syndrome in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective cohort study

 

Univariate analysis

Each variable adjusted for age and sex

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age < 45 years.

3.30 (1.23; 8.90)

0.018

Male sex

2.64 (0.89; 7.82)

0.080

High energy trauma

4.11 (1.21; 13.95)

0.023

2.76 (0.78; 9.77)

0.117

Polytrauma

2.64 (1.21; 5.74)

0.014

2.29 (1.03; 5.05)

0.041

Closed fracture

2.22 (0.87; 5.61)

0.094

2.57 (0.99; 6.64)

0.051

AO/OTA types B and C

1.82 (0.86; 3.85)

0.121

1.63 (0.75; 3.51)

0.215

Associated tibial plateau or pilon fracture

5.49 (0.88; 34.26)

0.068

5.24 (0.77; 35.46)

0.090

Distance talar dome-middle of tibial fracture ≥15 cm

4.40 (2.02; 9.58)

< 0.001

3.54 (1.59; 7.87)

0.002

Total angulation ≥5°

1.29 (0.60; 2.77)

0.520

1.15 (0.53; 2.53)

0.725

Total translation ≥40%

0.77 (0.36; 1.63)

0.493

0.87 (0.40; 1.89)

0.721

Over-riding ≥8 mm

0.97 (0.46; 2.04)

0.928

1.03 (0.48; 2.22)

0.946

Associated fibular fracture

1.09 (0.39; 3.01)

0.865

1.49 (0.53; 4.23)

0.446

Distance fibular fracture-tibial fracture < 3 cm

0.97 (0.39; 2.45)

0.951

1.20 (0.46; 3.08)

0.712

  1. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval