Table 1.
Summary of cases
|
|
n
(%)
|
| Demographics | |
| Mean age (43.1 yr) | |
| Males | 20 (27) |
| Females | 54 (73) |
| Relevant comorbidities | |
| Smoker | 13 (18) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 4 (6) |
| Alcohol excess | 3 (4) |
| Dementia | 1 (1) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Road traffic accident | 44 (59.5) |
| Fall from height | 17 (23.0) |
| Cycling | 4 (5.3) |
| Horse riding | 2 (2.7) |
| Other | 7 (9.5) |
| Injury | |
| Associated polytrauma | 25 (33) |
| Vascular injury | 2 (3) |
| Fasciotomy | 6 (8) |
| Treatment | |
| TSF | 61 (81) |
| IMN | 9 (12) |
| IMN & Masquelet | 5 (7) |
| Complications | |
| Major | |
| Deep infection | 5 (7) |
| Re-fracture | 2 (3) |
| Non-union | 3 (4) |
| Minor | |
| Pin-site infection | 15 (25) |
| Equinus ankle stiffness | 12 (16) |
| Mean follow-up (mo) | |
| TSF | 25 |
| IMN | 16 |
IMN: Intramedullary nail; TSF: Taylor spatial frame.