Table 1.
Patient demographics and selected clinical characteristics.
| Characteristic | Femoral fracture IMN | Femoral fracture ORIF | Tibial fracture ORIF | Tibial fracture IMN | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (% total) | 1012 (33.5%) | 450 (14.9%) | 450 (14.9%) | 979 (32.4%) | – |
| Mean age (SD) | 68.5 (18.1) | 72.8 (16.4) | 50.8 (16.7) | 48.0 (18.1) | <0.0001 |
| BMI (SD) | 28.1 (7.8) | 28.2 (7.6) | 29.6 (7.6) | 28.3 (7.2) | <0.0001 |
| Gender | <0.0001 | ||||
| Female | 696 (68.8%) | 319 (70.9%) | 240 (53.3%) | 423 (43.2%) | |
| Male | 316 (31.2%) | 131 (29.1%) | 210 (46.7%) | 556 (56.8%) | |
| Race | <0.0001 | ||||
| White | 709 (70.1%) | 361 (80.2%) | 287 (63.8%) | 685 (63.8%) | |
| Other | 303 (29.9%) | 89 (19.8%) | 163 (36.2%) | 294 (30.0%) | |
| Diabetic | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 814 (80.4%) | 367 (81.6%) | 389 (86.4%) | 866 (88.5%) | |
| Yes | 198 (19.6%) | 83 (18.4%) | 61 (13.6%) | 113 (11.5%) | |
| Active smoker | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 844 (83.4%) | 399 (88.7%) | 327 (72.7%) | 679 (69.4%) | |
| Yes | 168 (16.6%) | 51 (11.3%) | 123 (27.3%) | 300 (30.6%) | |
| Hx COPD | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 937 (92.6%) | 415 (92.2%) | 431 (95.8%) | 947 (96.7%) | |
| Yes | 75 (7.4%) | 35(7.8%) | 19 (4.2%) | 32 (3.3%) | |
| Hx CHF | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 977 (96.5%) | 437 (97.1%) | 447 (99.3%) | 973 (99.4%) | |
| Yes | 35 (3.5%) | 13 (2.9%) | 3 (0.7%) | 6 (0.6%) | |
| ASA class | <0.0001 | ||||
| 1 | 42 (4.2%) | 8 (1.8%) | 86 (19.1%) | 228 (23.3%) | |
| 2 | 243 (24.0%) | 98 (21.8%) | 223 (49.6%) | 429 (43.8%) | |
| 3 | 556 (54.9%) | 273 (60.7%) | 123 (27.3%) | 284 (29.0%) | |
| 4 | 170 (16.8%) | 71 (15.8%) | 18 (4.0%) | 38 (3.9%) | |
| 5 | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Bold values are statistically significant at p < 0.05.