Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Patient demographics, injury, treatment characteristics and rate of infection
Control | Treatment | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total (n) | 83 | 10 | |
Average age (years) | 46 | 55 | 0.06 |
Gender | |||
M | 45 | 6 | 1.00 |
F | 38 | 4 | 1.00 |
Smoker n (%) | 36 (43 %) | 2 (20 %) | 0.19 |
Diabetic n (%) | 6 (7 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1.00 |
Pilon injuries n (%) | 46 (55 %) | 5 (50 %) | 0.75 |
Plateau injuries n (%) | 37 (45 %) | 5 (50 %) | 0.75 |
Open injuries n (%) | 23 (28 %) | 3 (30 %) | 1.00 |
Staged treatment with external-fixation n (%) | 74 (89 %) | 9 (90 %) | 1.00 |
Time to definitive fixation (days) | 15.6 | 19.8 | 0.15 |
Single incision n (%) | 34 (41 %) | 4 (40 %) | 1.00 |
Dual incision n (%) | 49 (59 %) | 6 (60 %) | 1.00 |
Presence of compartment syndrome n (%) | 7 (8 %) | 1 (10 %) | 1.00 |
Superficial infection n (%) | 7 (8 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1.00 |
Deep infection n (%) | 14 (16.8 %) | 1 (10 %) | 1.00 |