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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Description of the populations

From: Locking retrograde nail, non-locking retrograde nail and plate fixation in the treatment of distal third femoral shaft fractures: radiographic, bone densitometry and clinical outcomes

Description of population

LRN

NLRN

Plate

Number of patients

30

30

30

Average age

42.67 (± 18.32)

44.27 (± 15.11)

42.84 (± 18.32)

Range of age

18–65

18–65

18–65

Sex ratio (female:male)

2.75 (22:8)

2.33 (21:9)

2.00 (20:10)

Mechanism of injury

Fall from height: 4 (13.33%)

Fall from height: 4 (13.33%)

Fall from height: 3 (10.00%)

Traffic accident: 16 (53.34%)

Traffic accident: 18 (60.00%)

Traffic accident: 19 (63.33%)

Work accident: 6 (20.00%)

Work accident: 7 (23.33%)

Work accident: 6 (20.00%)

Shooting: 4 (13.33%)

Shooting: 1 (3.33%)

Shooting: 2 (6.66%)

AO Classification

(3.2)

A1: 4 (13.33%)

A1: 3 (10.00%)

A1: 4 (13.33%)

A2:4 (13.33%)

A2:4 (13.33%)

A2:5 (16.66%)

 

A3:2 (6.67%)

A3:1 (10.00%)

A3:2 (10.007%)

B1:4 (13.33%)

B1:6 (20.00%)

B1:5 (16.66%)

B2:2 (6.67%)

B2:2 (6.67%)

B2:1 (3.33%)

B3:4 (13.33%)

B3:6 (20.00%)

B3:5 (16.66%)

C1:4 (13.33%)

C1:4 (13.33%)

C1:3 (10.00%)

C2:4 (13.33%)

C2:3 (10.00%)

C2:4 (13.33%)

C3:2 (6.67%)

C3:1 (3.33%)

C3:1 (3.33%)

Side

Right: 12 (40.00%)

Right: 14 (46.66%)

Right: 13 (43.33%)

Left: 18 (60.00%)

Left: 16 (53.33%)

Left: 17 (56.66%)