Table IV.

Comparison of outcome with or without skeletal traction or external fixator (n=91)

	n (%)
	No traction	Open fracture With traction	p-value	No traction	Close fracture With traction	p-value
Infection
No	0	17 (56.7)		22 (71.0)	13 (81.3)
Superficial/pin tract	1 (100)	6 (20.0)	0.453	5 (16.1)	2 (12.5)	0.883
Deep	0	7 (23.3)		4 (12.9)	1 (6.3)
Mal-alignment
No	1 (50.0)	22 (61.1)	0.64	33 (100)	11 (64.7)	0.001
Yes	1 (50.0)	14 (38.9)		0	6 (35.3)
Articular incongruency (intra-articular type only)
No	0	3 (75.0)	NA	9 (81.8)	4 (66.7)	0.445
Yes	0	1 (25.0)		2 (18.2)	2 (33.3)