Table 5.

Comparison of patients stratified by operative vs. non-operative treatment

	Operative (N=110, 56.4%)	Non-operative (N=85, 43.6%)	P value
Demographics
Age, years	69.1±7.6	73.4±9.2	<0.001
Male	84 (76.4%)	53 (62.4%)	0.04
Medical comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus	26 (23.6%)	22 (25.9%)	0.74
Coronary artery disease	19 (17.3%)	11 (12.9%)	0.43
COPD	6 (5.5%)	3 (3.5%)	0.73
CVA/TIA	6 (5.5%)	4 (4.7%)	1.00
Congestive heart failure	2 (1.8%)	2 (2.4%)	1.00
CKD/ESRD	4 (3.6%)	7 (8.2%)	0.22
≥2 comorbidities	17 (15.5%)	8 (9.4%)	0.28
Mechanism of injury
Fall—ground level	21 (19.1%)	39 (45.9%)	<0.001
Fall—height	26 (23.6%)	18 (21.2%)	0.73
Motor vehicle collision	58 (52.7%)	23 (27%)	<0.001
Pedestrian struck	4 (3.6%)	4 (4.7%)	0.73
Crush/industrial	1 (0.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0.85
Any associated injury	80 (72.7%)	65 (76.5%)	0.62
Any additional orthopedic injury	63 (57.3%)	51 (60%)	0.77
Letournel classification
Posterior wall	22 (20%)	10 (11.8%)	0.17
Posterior column	0 (0%)	1 (1.2%)	0.90
Posterior wall+posterior column	19 (17.3%)	2 (2.4%)	<0.001
Transverse	3 (2.7%)	17 (20%)	<0.001
Transverse+posterior wall	11 (10%)	1 (1.2%)	0.025
T-type	8 (7.3%)	5 (5.9%)	0.92
Anterior wall	1 (0.9%)	2 (2.4%)	0.82
Anterior column	7 (6.4%)	6 (7.1%)	0.85
Anterior column posterior hemitransverse	20 (18.2%)	13 (15.3%)	0.70
Associated both column	19 (17.3%)	28 (32.9%)	0.018
Hip dislocation	53 (48.2%)	8 (9.4%)	<0.001
Femoral head injury	13 (11.8%)	1 (1.2%)	0.01
Marginal impaction	36 (32.7%)	4 (4.7%)	<0.001
Any complication	39 (35.5%)	34 (40%)	0.55

Bold entries denote statistical significance.

CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; TIA, transient ischemic attack.