The comparison of the Effect of double reverse traction repositor (DRTR) and traction table assisted Anterograde Intramedullary nail in treatment of femoral shaft fractures

Table 3 Time from surgery to discharge, Occurrence of deep vein thrombosis, Postoperative wound infection, HHS, LKFS, and VAS scores

	Total patient(n = 44)	DRTR (n = 23)	Traction table (n = 21)	P value
Post-operative hospital’s day(days), mean ± SD	18.8 ± 12.4	16.0 ± 11.4	22.0 ± 12.9	0.11^d
DVT	2	0	2
superficial wound infections	1	0	1
Harris Hip Score, mean ± SD	89.5 ± 2.6	90.3 ± 2.5	88.6 ± 2.4	0.019
Lysholm knee function score, mean ± SD	79.8 ± 3.6	80.9 ± 3.9	78.6 ± 2.9	0.049
visual analog scale, mean ± SD	2.1 ± 0.7	1.9 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.6	0.089
Perineal soft tissue injury	2	0	2
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury	1	0	1

(a) Pearson Chi-Square test; (b) Fisher exact test; (c) Mann-Whitney U test; (d) Student t test

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