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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with SSI after ORIF

From: Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection after distal femur fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation: a prospective single‐center study

Variables

Odds ratio

95 % CI

p value

Open injury

7.3

2.0-26.7

0.003

Drainage use

4.1

1.1–15.5

0.037

Incision cleanliness

3.5

1.6–7.7

0.002

A/G ≥ 1.35

0.2

0.1-1.0

0.042

  1. Abbreviation: SSI surgical site infection, ORIF open reduction and internal fixation, CI confidence interval, A/G albumin/globulin