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Table 3 Results

From: Temporizing cast immobilization is a safe alternative to external fixation in ankle fracture-dislocation while posterior malleolar fragment size predicts loss of reduction: a case control study

 

Ex Fix (n = 54)

Plaster cast (n = 108)

p

time to surgery (days), mean (range)

9.1 (4–21)

6.4 (2–16)

 < 0.001

time to discharge (days), mean (range)

18.1 (9–34)

13.1 (5–33)

 < 0.001

SSI, N (%)

6 (11.1%)

5 (4.6%)

0.122

sSSI, N (%)

3 (5.6%)

2 (1.9%)

 

dSSI, N (%)

3 (5.6%)

3 (2.8%)

 

Skin necrosis, N (%)

4 (7.4%)

7 (6.5%)

0.825

CRPS-I, N (%)

5 (9.3%)

3 (2.7%)

0.073

  1. SSI surgical site infection, sSSI superficial surgical site infection, dSSI deep surgical site infection, CRPS complex regional pain syndrome