Table 2 Fracture types and treatment details
Variables | Humerus (n = 2) n (%) | Femur (n = 40) n (%) | Tibia (n = 59) n (%) | Total (N = 101) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gustilo type | Type I | 0 (0.0) | 10 (25.0) | 20 (33.9) | 30 (29.7) |
Type II | 0 (0.0)) | 7 (17.5) | 13 (22.0) | 20 (19.8) | |
Type IIIA | 2 (100.0) | 23 (57.5) | 17 (28.8) | 42 (41.6) | |
Type IIIB | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (15.3) | 9 (8.9) | |
Type IIIC | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Fracture-to-antibiotics interval | ≤ 3 h | 0 (0.0) | 19 (47.5) | 32 (54.2) | 51 (50.5) |
> 3 but ≤ 6 h | 1 (50.0) | 15 (37.5) | 16 (27.1) | 32 (31.7) | |
> 6 h | 1 (50.0) | 6 (15.0) | 11 (18.6) | 18 (17.8) | |
Fracture-to-débridement interval | ≤ 6 h | 1 (50.0) | 26 (65.0) | 42 (71.2) | 69 (68.3) |
> 6 but ≤ 24 h | 1 (50.0) | 14 (35.0) | 15 (25.4) | 30 (29.7) | |
> 24 h | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.0) | |
Fracture-to-fixation-interval | 0–2 days | 0 (0.0)) | 9 (22.5) | 22 (37.3) | 31 (30.7) |
3–7 days | 1 (50.0) | 19 (47.5) | 28 (47.5) | 48 (47.5) | |
> 7 days | 1 (50.0) | 12 (30.0) | 9 (15.3) | 22 (21.8) | |
Fracture reduction method | Open | 2 (100.0) | 22 (55.0) | 22 (37.3) | 46 (45.5) |
Closed | 0 (0.0) | 14 (35.0) | 37 (62.7) | 51 (50.5) | |
Finger | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.0) | |
Duration of surgery | ≤ 1 h | 1 (50.0) | 13 (32.5) | 32 (54.2) | 46 (45.5) |
> 1 but ≤ 2 h | 1 (50.0) | 22 (55.0) | 22 (37.3) | 45 (44.6) | |
> 2 h | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.0) | 5 (8.5) | 10 (9.9) | |
Length of Post-operative hospital stay | Died | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.0) |
Discharged week 1 | 2 (100.0) | 33 (82.5) | 48 (81.4) | 83 (82.2) | |
Discharged week 2 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (12.5) | 2 (3.4) | 7 (6.9) | |
Discharged after week 2 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.0) | 8 (13.6) | 10 (9.9) | |