Table 4.
Characteristics, clinical and radiographic outcomes of the patients according fracture patterns.
| Posterior wall (n=34) | Posterior column (n=6) | Anterior wall (n=1) | Anterior column (n=3) | Both column (n=17) | Posterior column/ Posterior wall (n=7) | T-type (n=5) | Transverse/ posterior wall (n=3) | Anterior column/ posterior hemitransverse (n=2) | Transverse(n=1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.6±12.5 | 36.3±13.4 | 68 | 41.6±25.5 | 35.5±9.1 | 28.1±9.9 | 34.4±10.8 | 28.3±10.1 | 57.5±14.8 | 45 |
| Gender (M/F) | 29/5 | 6/0 | 1/0 | 2/1 | 11/6 | 7/0 | 5/0 | 2/1 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Side of fracture | ||||||||||
| Left | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Right | 17 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Associated injuries | ||||||||||
| Yes | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Injury Surgery Interval (days) | 6.1±3.6 | 5.6±2.6 | 3 | 9±7.2 | 8.1±4.2 | 9±6.5 | 12.6±2.3 | 5.3±2.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Operation time (min) | 129.4±50.4 | 116.2±22.5 | 180 | 190±45.8 | 181.5±66.8 | 195.7±100 | 240±42.4 | 450±238.3 | 315±75.1 | 120 |
| Blood loss (ml) | 502.9±330.2 | 441.6±120.1 | 400 | 1400±700 | 714.7±340.3 | 907.1±612.6 | 1020±843.8 | 1100±1016.5 | 1150±636.3 | 500 |
| Clinical outcome | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 21 (61.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 10 (58.8%) | 2 (28.5%) | 1 | 2 (66.6%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (100%) |
| Good | 3 (8.8%) | 2 (33.3%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 3 (17.6%) | 2 (28.5%) | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fair | 5 (14.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (5.8%) | - | 3 | - | 1 (50%) | - |
| Poor | 5 (14.7%) | - | 1 (100%) | - | 3 (17.6%) | 3 (42.8%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | - | - |
| Radiological outcome | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 13 (38.2%) | 1 (16.6%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 6 (35.3%) | 2 (28.5%) | - | 2 (66.6%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (100%) |
| Good | 8 (23.5%) | 1 (16.6%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 4 (23.5%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (20%) | - | 1 (50%) | - |
| Fair | 7 (20.6%) | 4 (66.6%) | - | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (11.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 3 (60%) | - | - | - |
| Poor | 5 (14.7%) | - | 1 (100%) | - | 5 (29.4%) | 3 (42.8%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.3%) | - | - |
| Complications | ||||||||||
| Sciatic nerve palsy | 2 (5.8%) | - | - | - | 1 (5.8%) | 1 (14.3%) | - | - | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis of hip | 19 (55.8%) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (100%) | 2 (66.6%) | 9 (52.9%) | 5 (71.4%) | 5 (100%) | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (50%) | - |
| AVN of head of femur | 7 (20.5%) | - | - | - | 6 (35.3%) | 3 (42.8%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.3%) | - | - |
| Infections | - | - | - | - | 3 (17.6%) | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.3%) | - | - |
| Heterotopic ossification | 5 (14.7%) | 1 (16.6%) | - | - | 3 (17.6%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.3%) | - | - |
| PE | - | - | - | - | 1 (5.8%) | - | - | - | - | - |