Table 1. Demographic profile, injury pattern, fixation method, and complications.
| Variables | Tibial fractures | Femoral fractures | All patients | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients (men/women) | 30 (26/4) | 0.209 | ||
| Age | 34.7 (±12-72 years) | 0.452 | ||
| Trauma mechanism | 0,372 | |||
| MVA | 28 | |||
| GSW | 1 | |||
| Fall from height | 1 | |||
| Affected limb (R/L) | 21/9 | |||
| Dominant limb | 17 | 0.412 | ||
| Associated injuries (patients with associated injury) | 31 (19) | |||
| Fractures in other bones | 11 | |||
| TBI | 8 | |||
| Pelvic injury | 3 | |||
| Chest trauma | 3 | |||
| Abdominal trauma | 2 | |||
| Facial trauma | 2 | |||
| Spinal injury | 1 | |||
| Other injuries | 1 | |||
| Period between admission and first surgery | 1.21 days | |||
| Fracture pattern | 0.480 | |||
| Closed | 14 | 22 | ||
| Open | 16 | 8 | ||
| Type I | 2 | |||
| Type II | 8 | 5 | ||
| Type III | ||||
| A | 4 | 3 | ||
| B | 1 | |||
| C | 1 | |||
| Fixation method at urgent care | 0.570 | |||
| Isolated Ex Fix Transarticular Ex Fix |
1/25 | 1/25 | ||
| HIM | ||||
| Plate | 1 | 1 | ||
| Plaster splint | 3 | 3 | ||
| Conversion time | 8.14 (±2-22 days) | |||
| Definitive fixation method | 0.266 | |||
| External fixator | 12 | 10 | ||
| IM Nailing | 4 | 7 | ||
| Plate | 12 | 12 | ||
| Plaster cast | 1 | |||
| Amputation | 1 | 1 | ||
| Consolidation time | 16.2 (±13-20 months) | 19.4 (±16-25 months) | ||
| Complications | ||||
| DVT | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.409 |
| Infection | 14 | 0.193 | ||
| Superficial | 9 | |||
| Deep | 5 | |||
| Pseudoarthrosis | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Vascular lesion | 1 | |||
| Neurological lesion | 4 |