Table 1.
General data of the five groups
| Groups | Cases | Sex | Age | Surgical timing | Fracture type | Cause of injury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | (mean ± s.d., years) | (mean ± s.d., d) | V | VI | Road‐traffic accident | Fall from height | Crushed by heavy object | ||
| Group 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 38.3 ± 12.7 | 4.3 ± 2.3 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Group 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 36.0 ± 9.1 | 5.7 ± 2.3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| Group 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 33.4 ± 9.5 | 6.0 ± 4.9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| Group 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 40.5 ± 7.8 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Group 5 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 39.5 ± 9.9 | 5.0 ± 2.2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Statistical value | 0.24 | 4.32 | 1.12 | 3.17 | 3.07 | |||||
| P value | 0.99 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.93 | |||||
Group 1: Open reduction and internal fixation with one plating via anterolateral incision; Group 2: Open reduction and internal fixation with dual plating via anterolateral and posteromedial incisions; Group 3: Open reduction and internal fixation with dual plating via single midline incision; Group 4: Open reduction and internal fixation with dual plating via combined anterior and posterior approaches; Group 5: Close reduction/via a minimal incision with hybrid external fixation.