Table 2. Results of the treatment.

Variable	Description (n = 40)
Time to external fixation (DCO), minutes
Median (min.; max.)	30 (5; 54)
Time in the ICU, days
Median (min.: max.)	3 (0; 7)
Mechanical ventilation, days
n (%)	13 (32.5)
days (mean ± SD)	2.8 ± 2.9
Time in hospital, days
Mean ± SD	35.4 ± 29.9
Time to definitive fixation, days
Mean ± SD	10.2 ± 4.5
Type of nail, n (%)
Retrograde	20 (50)
Antegrade	15 (37.5)
Cephalomedullary	5 (12.5)
Reaming, n (%)
Reamed nail	27 (67.5%)
Deep infection
n (%)	2 (5%)
Non-union
n (%)	1 (2.5%)
Deep infection and non-union
n (%)	1 (2.5%)