Table 3.
Differentiation of fracture entities and the frequency of soft tissue damage and rate of complications
| Group 1: Distal Metaphysis Fracture of the Lower Leg | Group 2: Distal Diaphysis Fracture of the Lower Leg | p-value between groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMN | Plate Fixation | IMN | Plate Fixation | ||
| Soft Tissue Damage | |||||
| Closed Type I | 6 | 23 | 10 | 4 | |
| Closed Type II | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | |
| Closed Type III | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| n | 13 | 36 | 21 | 6 | p < 0.0001† |
| Open Type I | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| Open Type II | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
| Open Type III | |||||
| IIIa | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| IIIb | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| IIIc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| n | 7 | 18 | 29 | 3 | p < 0.0001† |
| Complications | |||||
| Wound Healing | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wound Infection | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Compartment Syndrome | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Valgus Deformity | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delayed Union | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Non-Union | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| n | 7 (35%) | 21 (38%) | 29 (58%) | 2 (20%) | |
Significance (p < 0.05), p = 0.0252†, p < 0.001†, p = 0.0251†
† Wilcoxon Test