Table 4.
Fracture treatment patterns
| 2018 (n = 653) | 2019 (n = 682) | 2020 (n = 503) | Contrast: 2020 vs. 2018/2019 | OR | LCL | UCL | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||||
| Delay >5 days in time from injury to definitive treatment, n (%) | 132 | 20.2 | 151 | 22.1 | 148 | 29.4 | Delay in treatment: yes vs. no | 1.55 | 1.23 | 1.96 | 0.0002 |
| Operative treatment | 42 | 6.4 | 51 | 7.5 | 35 | 7.0 | Operative treatment: yes vs. no | 1.00 | 0.67 | 1.49 | 0.9952 |
| Open reduction in OR, n (%) | 16 | 2.5 | 27 | 4.0 | 18 | 3.6 | Open reduction: yes vs. no | 1.12 | 0.64 | 1.95 | 0.7029 |
| Open fracture, n (%) | 9 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.4 | Open fracture: yes vs. no | 1.03 | 0.43 | 2.49 | 0.9426 |
| Multiple fractures, n (%) | 14 | 2.1 | 11 | 1.6 | 15 | 3.0 | Multiple Fractures: yes vs. no | 1.61 | 0.84 | 3.08 | 0.1495 |
LCL, lower control limit; OR, odds ratio; UCL, upper control limit.