Table 3.
Age, gender, VTE incidence and all-cause mortality following internal fixation (IF) of lower extremity fracture
| Fracture location | Number of procedures (n = 12739) | Median age- (25th-75th percentile) | Female gender – n (%) | Mortality – n (%; 95% CI) | All VTE – n (%; )%% CI) | PE – n (%; 95% CI) | DVT – n (%; 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelvis |
52 |
46 (33–57) |
21 (40) |
1 (2; 0–14) |
6 (12; 5–26) |
3 (6; 2–18) |
3 (6; 2–18) |
| Proximal femur |
8402 |
83.3 (77–88) |
6129 (72.9) |
617 (7.3; 6.8-7.9) |
96 (1.1; 0.9-1.4) |
39 (0.5; 0.3-0.6) |
57 (0.7; 0.5-0.9) |
| Femur, other |
581 |
78.4 (62–86) |
433 (74.5) |
27 (4.6; 3.2-6.8) |
12 (2.1; 1.2-3.6) |
2 (0.3; 0.1-1.4) |
10 (1.7; 0.9-3.2) |
| Patella |
169 |
62.3 (45–74) |
95 (56.2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tibia, proximal |
395 |
52.6 (39–66) |
208 (52.7) |
2 (0.5; 0.1-2.0) |
15 (3.8; 2.3-6.3) |
3 (0.8; 0.2-2.4) |
13 (3.3; 1.9-5.7) |
| Tibia, diaphysis |
502 |
46.6 (33–58) |
194 (38.6) |
3 (0.6; 0.2-1.9) |
11 (2.2; 1.2-4.0) |
3 (0.6; 0.2-1.9) |
8 (1.6; 0.8-3.2) |
| Tibia, distal |
175 |
47.6 (37–61) |
77 (44.0) |
0 |
3 (1.7; 0.6-5.3) |
2 (1.1; 0.3-4.6) |
1 (0.6; 0.1-4.1) |
| Ankle | 2463 | 51.3 (37–62) | 1332 (54.1) | 5 (0.2; 0.1-0.5) | 89 (3.6; 2.9-4.4) | 11 (0.4; 0.2-0.8) | 78 (3.2; 2.5-4.0) |
Thromboprophylaxis was used for 7 to 10 days.