Table 2.
Patients used in the study
| Age | 43 years (range: 17–72) |
| Male:female ratio | 15:8 |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Slip and fall | 10 (40%) |
| MVA | 6 (24%) |
| Fall from height | 3 (12%) |
| Direct blow | 2 (8%) |
| Fall from bike | 2 (8%) |
| Soft tissue injury (Tscherne [22]) | |
| I | 20 |
| II | 3 |
| Fracture displacement (AP and lateral view) | |
| >30% | 7 |
| 30–50% | 13 |
| >50% | 3 |
| Fracture type (AO) | |
| A1 | 2 |
| A2 | 6 |
| A3 | 11 |
| C1 | 4 |
| Fixation | |
| Tibia only | 7 |
| Tibia and fibular | 16 |
| Type of plate | |
| AO DCP | 5 |
| AO periarticular | 2 |
| Zimmer periarticular | 16 |
| Average duration of surgery | 70 mins (range: 45–130) |
| Average radiation time | 55 s |
| Hospital stay | 4 days (range: 3–10) |