Table 1.
Fractures' characteristics, complications and results of our study group.
| No of pts |
Schatzker type |
Open/ closed |
Results | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 2 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 3 | V | closed | good | pin track infection-per os antibiotics |
| 4 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 5 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 6 | V | open: G-I | excellent | None |
| 7 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 8 | V | closed | good | None |
| 9 | V | closed | excellent | deep venous thrombosis |
| 10 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 11 | V | closed | good | None |
| 12 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 13 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 14 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 15 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 16 | V | closed | excellent | None |
| 17 | VI | closed | good | None |
| 18 | VI | closed | excellent | pin track infection- per os antibiotics |
| 19 | VI | open:G-III | fair | local skin necrosis |
| 20 | VI | closed | excellent | None |
| 21 | VI | open: G-II | good | pin track infection- per os antibiotics |
| 22 | VI | closed | good | None |
| 23 | VI | closed | good | None |
| 24 | VI | open:G-II | fair | malunion, 10° valgus |
| 25 | VI | closed | excellent | None |
| 26 | VI | open:G-III | fair | traumatic peroneal nerve palsy |
| 27 | VI | closed | good | None |
| 28 | VI | closed | fair | malunion, 5° procurvatum |
| 29 | VI | closed | excellent | None |
| 30 | VI | closed | excellent | None |
| 31 | VI | open: G-III | poor | deep infection- septic pseudarthrosis |
| 32 | VI | closed | good | None |
| 33 | VI | closed | good | None |