Table 2.
Baseline & operation characteristic of the study patients
| Characteristics | Patients (n=79) | Characteristics | Patients (n=79) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.84±12.92 | Associated injuries | |
| Gender (M/F) | 65/14 | Lower extremities injury | 10 (12.6%) |
| Mode of injury | Upper extremities injury | 8 (10.2%) | |
| Road traffic accidents | 65 (82.3%) | Head injury | 7 (8.8%) |
| Falls from a significant height | 12 (15.2%) | Thoracic injury | 3 (3.8%) |
| Sport related injury | 2 (2.5%) | Abdominal injury | 2 (2.5%) |
| Side of fracture | Vertebral injury | 2 (2.5%) | |
| Left | 45 (57%) | Time to surgery (days) | 7.25 |
| Right | 34 (43%) | Operation time (min) | 162.4±78.5 |
| Fracture pattern | Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 684.2±506.1 | |
| Posterior wall | 34 (43%) | Surgical approach | |
| Posterior column | 6 (7.6%) | Kocher-Langenback (KL) | 55 (69.6%) |
| Anterior wall | 1 (1.3%) | Ilioinguinal (II) | 18 (22.7%) |
| Anterior column | 3 (3.8%) | 2 approach (KL + II) | 6 (7.6%) |
| Both column | 17 (21.5%) | ||
| Posterior column with posterior wall | 7 (8.9%) | ||
| T-type | 5 (6.3%) | ||
| Transverse/posterior wall | 3 (3.8%) | ||
| Anterior column with posterior hemitransverse | 2 (2.2%) | ||
| Transverse | 1 (1.3%) |