Figure 3. Hospital course and post-discharge destination for femur and tibia fractures.

Patients with tibia fractures had a total of 649 hospital days, median of two days, and range of 1-51 days. Patients with femur fractures had a total of 292 hospital days, median of two days, and range of 1-34 days. The 51-day course was complicated by an acute arterial occlusion and the 34-day course was complicated by pancreatitis. There were a total of 15 complications that occurred during the patients’ hospital stays. Compartment syndrome was the most common complication and only occurred in patients with tibia fractures. The most common post-discharge destination was home.