Table 3 Demographics and fracture characteristics of patients receiving antegrade or retrograde IMN
A/R | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A | R | ||
Sample Size | 242 | 15 | |
Age | 32.6 ± 16.4 | 47.6 ± 20.9 | 0.016 |
Age > 50 | 39(16.1%) | 7(46.7%) | 0.003 |
Gender | |||
F | 89(36.8%) | 6(40%) | 0.802 |
M | 153(63.2%) | 9(60%) | |
CN difference | |||
< 1 mm | 135(55.8%) | 8(53.3%) | 1.000 |
1 ~ 2 mm | 75(31%) | 4(26.7%) | 1.000 |
> 2 mm | 32(13.2%) | 3(20%) | 0.438 |
Nail size | |||
10 mm | 103(42.6%) | 10(66.7%) | 0.119 |
11 mm | 71(29.3%) | 3(20%) | 0.565 |
12 mm | 53(21.9%) | 1(6.7%) | 0.206 |
13 mm | 15(6.2%) | 1(6.7%) | 1.000 |
AO/OTA 32 | |||
32A | 196(81%) | 10(66.7%) | 0.177 |
32B | 46(19%) | 5(33.3%) | |
BMI | 24 ± .9 | 29.7 ± 7.9 | 0.007 |
BMI > 30 | 25(10.3%) | 6(40%) | 0.001 |
smoking | 61(25.2%) | 3(20%) | 0.651 |
alcohol | 51(21.1%) | 3(20%) | 0.921 |
DM | 11(4.5%) | 1(6.7%) | 0.706 |
Union time | 5.7 ± 2.2 | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 0.101 |
nonunion | 6(2.5%) | 2(13.3%) | 0.019 |