Table 2.

Time from injury to surgery

Time to surgery	Number of patients (%) Group Aa	Number of patients (%) Group Bb
<12 h	12 (5)
12–24 h	56 (21)
1 day	36 (13)
2 days	42 (16)	1 (2.9)
3 days	28 (10)
4 days	20 (7)	1 (2.9)
5 days	13 (5)	2 (5.9)
6 days	13 (5)	2 (5.9)
7 days	7 (3)	2 (5.9)
8 days	8 (3)	2 (5.9)
9 days	6 (2)	1 (2.9)
10 days	2 (<1)
11 days	3 (1)
12 days	2 (<1)	2 (5.9)
13 days	3 (1)
Third week	6 (2)	2 (5.9)
Fourth week	6 (2)	1 (2.9)
Second month	5 (2)	8 (23.6)
Third month or later	1 (<1)	10 (29.4)
Total	269 (100)	34 (100)

^aGroup A: Primary intention to treat was surgical

^bGroup B: Reassigned from conservative treatment to surgery