Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Patient demographics and injury
IMN (n = 23) | Cast (n = 32) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 41.9 (15.6) | 43.2 (14.3) | |
Sex—male | 71 % | 68 % | |
Fracture type AO/OTA | 0.89 | ||
42 A1 | 15 | 19 | |
42 A2 | 2 | 5 | |
42 A3 | 3 | 5 | |
42 B1 | 2 | 3 | |
Diabetes, n (%) | 1 (4.4) | 1 (3.1) | 0.81 |
Smoking, n (%) | 9 (39.1) | 10 (31.3) | 0.54 |
Anticonvulsants, n (%) | 1 (4.4) | 0 (0) | 0.23 |
NSAIDs, n (%) | 6 (26.1) | 5 (15.6) | 0.34 |
MOI, n (%) | 0.41 | ||
MVA | 7 (30.4) | 7 (21.9) | |
Pedestrian | 2 (8.7) | 2 (6.3) | |
MCA | 2 (8.7) | 3 (9.4) | |
Fall | 12 (52.2) | 20 (62.5) | |