Table 1.
Patient demographic data
| Indexes | ORIF | CRIF | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 41 (22–58) | 39 (19–66) | 0.57 |
| Sex | 0.68 | ||
| Male | 49 | 51 | |
| Female | 4 | 3 | |
| Injured extremity | 0.78 | ||
| Unilateral | 48 | 48 | |
| Bilateral | 5 | 6 | |
| Essex‐Lopresti classification | 0.31 | ||
| Tongue type | 19 | 25 | |
| Joint depression | 39 | 35 | |
| Sander classification | 0.11 | ||
| IIA | 21 | 13 | |
| IIB | 28 | 30 | |
| IIC | 9 | 17 | |
| Interval between injury and surgery (days) | 7.9 (1–35) | 5.3 (1–10) | 0.01 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 19.7 (5–44) | 10.5 (3–22) | 0.01 |
ORIF, 53 patients (58 feet); CRIF, 54 patients (60 feet).