Table 1.
Patient demographics and characteristics.
| Plate fixation | Intramedullary nail | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 511) | (N = 44) | ||
| Demographic | |||
| Age, years | 71.22 ± 15.96 | 74.50 ± 15.06 | 0.19 |
| Female sex (%) | 75.34 | 84.09 | 0.19 |
| Race (%) | 0.90 | ||
| White | 79.84 | 81.82 | |
| Black | 5.48 | 6.82 | |
| Asian | 2.27 | 1.96 | |
| Other | 9.09 | 12.72 | |
| Preoperative comorbidities | |||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.45 ± 12.15 | 27.70 ± 14.12 | 0.70 |
| Functional status (dependent) (%) | 28.96 | 40.91 | 0.11 |
| Outpatient (%) | 2.35 | 4.55 | 0.31 |
| Smoker within 1 year (%) | 16.44 | 18.18 | 0.77 |
| Alcohol use (%) | 4.04 | 0 | 0.61 |
| Steroid use (%) | 5.87 | 4.55 | 1.00 |
| Weight loss (%) | 0.59 | 2.27 | 0.21 |
| Diabetes (%) | 26.03 | 20.45 | 0.42 |
| Dyspnea (%) | 11.74 | 6.82 | 0.46 |
| Hypertension (%) | 68.11 | 63.64 | 0.54 |
| COPD (%) | 10.96 | 6.82 | 0.61 |
| Dialysis (%) | 2.74 | 0 | 0.27 |
| Open wound/wound infection (%) | 8.22 | 4.55 | 0.56 |
| Modified CCI | 3.18 ± 1.70 | 3.60 ± 2.10 | 0.15 |
| Operative variables | |||
| ASA 3 or 4 (%) | 73.78 | 88.64 | 0.03 |
| Wound class 1 or 2 (%) | 97.26 | 100 | 0.62 |
| Emergency (%) | 28.18 | 22.73 | 0.44 |
| Mean operative time, min | 105.51 ± 50.25 | 87.09 ± 37.82 | 0.02 |
| LOS, days | 6.29 ± 11.84 | 6.80 ± 3.79 | 0.78 |