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. 2019 Feb 22;10(5):884–889. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.02.012

Table 6.

Comparison of complications to various studies in literature.

Complications Cases (No.) Mortality (%) DVT (%) PE (%) Sciatic Nerve Palsy (%) Infection (%) Failure Of Fixation (%)
Letournel and Judet9 569 2.3 3 2.1 12/6 4.2 1
Matta3 259 NR NR NR 12 5 3
Mears17 100 1 5 1 16/3 4 1
Routt18 108 NR NR 3 5 3 NR
Helfet19 84 0 6 4 31/6 0 2
Giannoudis2 3 4.3 NR 16.4/8 4.4 NR
Kumar6 72 0 0 0 1.4% 4.1 1.4
Gupta et al.5 63 0 NR NR 3.1 7.93 1.5
Our Study 120 4.1 3.3 2.5 6.6/5.7 6.6 1

(DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis; PE: Pulmonary Embolism).