Table II.
Risk factors for the development of elbow contracture
| Category | Total fracture patients, n (%) |
Total contracture patients, n (%) |
P value∗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 10,672) | (n = 902) | ||
| Anticoagulants | 1640 (15.37) | 197 (21.84) | .02 |
| Age, yr | <.001 | ||
| 18-30 | 525 (4.92) | 45 (4.99) | |
| 31-49 | 1106 (10.36) | 125 (13.86) | |
| 50-69 | 3895 (36.50) | 361 (40.02) | |
| 70+ | 5146 (48.22) | 371 (41.13) | |
| Sex | <.001 | ||
| Male | 3796 (35.57) | 258 (28.60) | |
| Female | 6876 (64.43) | 644 (71.40) | |
| CCI | <.001 | ||
| 0 | 3907 (36.61) | 385 (42.68) | |
| 1 | 1969 (18.45) | 180 (19.96) | |
| 2 | 1283 (12.02) | 111 (12.31) | |
| 3 | 960 (9.00) | 77 (8.54) | |
| 4 | 683 (6.40) | 39 (4.32) | |
| ≥5+ | 1870 (17.52) | 110 (12.20) | |
| Burn at time of fracture to follow-up | 32 (0.30) | <11 (1.00) | .07 |
| Head injury at the time of fracture | 312 (2.92) | 25 (2.77) | .034 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1319 (12.36) | 126 (13.97) | .023 |
| Obesity | 339 (3.18) | 52 (5.76) | <.001 |
| Opioid usage | 4769 (44.69) | 666 (73.84) | <.001 |
| Fracture severity | <.001 | ||
| Mild | 6915 (64.80) | 267 (29.60) | |
| Moderate | 3307 (30.99) | 455 (50.44) | |
| Severe | 450 (4.22) | 81 (8.98) |
∗
Boldface indicates significance.