Table 2.

Comparison of hospital stay, time to bone union, complications and reoperation rate between the two groups

	Early group (n = 39)	Delayed group (n = 32)	p value
Hospital stay (days)	12.7 ± 3.9	14.7 ± 2.7	0.019
Fracture healing time (weeks)	13.1 ± 2.3	14.8 ± 3.0	0.008
Complications (%)
Wound infection	0(0%)	1(3.1%)	0.451
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis	4(10.3%)	6(18.8%)	0.496
HO	5(12.8%)	4(12.5%)	1.000
ANFH	2(5.1%)	5(15.6%)	0.231
Nonunion	1(2.6%)	1(3.1%)	1.000

HO heterotopic ossification, ANFH avascular necrosis of the femoral head