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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Variables affecting functional outcome

From: Highly unstable complex C3-type distal femur fracture: can double plating via a modified Olerud extensile approach be a standby solution?

Variables

Functional results

Statistical analysis

Excellent cases

Good cases

Fair cases

Poor cases

Total

P value

Test related

Gender

 Male

1

2

3

2

8

0.686*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Female

1

3

0

0

4

  

Age groups (years)

 21–30

1

1

1

1

4

0.334*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 31–40

0

3

1

1

5

  

 41–50

1

1

1

0

3

  

Weight

 Underweight

1

1

0

0

2

0.517*

One Way Analysis of Variance

 Normal

1

2

0

0

3

  

 Overweight

0

2

2

1

5

  

 Obese

0

0

1

1

2

  

Smoking

 Smokers

0

2

2

1

5

0.476*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Non-smokers

2

3

1

1

7

  

Mechanism of injury

 RTA**

1

4

2

2

9

0.838*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Fall from height

1

1

1

0

3

  

Timing of internal fixation

 First week

2

3

2

1

8

0.476*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Second week

0

2

1

1

4

  

 Knee derangement

 Absent

2

5

0

0

7

0.952*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Present

0

0

3

2

5

  

Hoffa fractures

 Present

0

2

3

2

7

0.705*

Kruskal–Wallis test

 Absent

2

3

0

0

5

  
  1. * Statistically insignificant, ** Road traffic accidents
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