Table 3.
Subgroup analysis, wound complications requiring revision surgery
| Revisions (n = 30) |
Third tubular plater (n = 15) |
Locking plater (n = 15) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 13 (43.3) | 5 (33.3) | 8 (53.3) | 0.269a | |
|
BMI [kg/m²], median (max; min) |
26.62 (47.8; 18.0) | 27.00 (47.8; 22.0) | 26.24 (33.7; 18.0) | 0,367b | |
| Obesity, n (%) |
Under/normal weight Overweight Class 1 obesity Class 2 obesity Class 3 (high-risk) obesity |
12 (40.0) 10 (33.3) 6 (20.0) 1 (3.3) 1 (3.3) |
6 (40.,0) 3 (20.0) 4 (26.7) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7) |
6 (40.0) 7 (46.7) 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) |
0,371a |
| Type of ankle fracture, n (%) |
unimalleolar bimalleolar trimalleolar |
9 (30.0) 8 (26.7) 13 (43.3) |
5 (33.3) 4 (26.7) 6 (40.0) |
4 (26.7) 4 (26.7) 7 (46.7) |
0.910 |
|
Time to definitive surgery [days], median (max; min) |
4.00 (37; 0) | 4.00 (11; 0) | 3.00 (7; 0) | 0.379b | |
|
Duration of surgery [min], median (max; min) |
100.00 (218; 11) | 77.00 (218; 46) | 118.00 (196; 37) | 0.350b | |
|
Syndesmotic screw, n (%) |
17 (56.7) | 6 (40.0) | 11 (73.3) | 0.065a |
a Chi-squared test
b Mann–Whitney U test