Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics
Characteristics | HFIP (n = 45) | SEIP (n = 43) | Standardized diff. (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), yrs | 37.3 ± 8.8 | 36.3 ± 9.6 | 0.1 (− 0.3, 0.5) | 0.624 |
Gender, n (%) |  |  | 0.1 (− 0.4, 0.5) | 0.798 |
Male | 26 (57.8%) | 26 (60.5%) | Â | Â |
Female | 19 (42.2%) | 17 (39.5%) | Â | Â |
Type of fracture, n (%) |  |  | 0.1 (− 0.3, 0.5) | 0.542 |
Close | 34 (75.6%) | 30 (69.8%) | Â | Â |
Open (Gustilo type I) | 11 (24.4%) | 13 (30.2%) | Â | Â |
OTA classification, n (%) | 0.1 (− 0.3, 0.6) | 0.791 | ||
43-A | 38 (84.4%) | 34 (79.1%) | Â | Â |
43-C1 | 5 (11.1%) | 6 (14.0%) | Â | Â |
43-C2 | 2 (4.4%) | 3 (7.0%) | Â | Â |