Table 1. Association of Factors with Fracture Related Infections.
NON FRI: non fracture related infection, FRI POS: fracture related infection positive, FRI Negative: fracture related infection negative
| Parameters | NON FRI(465) | FRI POS(11) | FRI NEG (34) | Chi | P value |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 245 | 6 | 21 | 1.05 | 0.59 |
| Female | 220 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Education of Patient | 8.96 | 0.70 | |||
| Primary | 124 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Secondary | 77 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Intermediate | 51 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Graduate | 81 | 0 | 5 | ||
| PG | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Can sign | 80 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Illiterate | 30 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Occupation of patient | |||||
| Service | 39 | 0 | 2 | 5.09 | 0.88 |
| Farmer | 107 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Housewife | 81 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Student | 113 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Business | 50 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Labourer | 75 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Reason for Fracture | |||||
| Road accident | 197 | 4 | 16 | 10.69 | 0.22 |
| Fighting injury | 72 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Fall from height | 79 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Slip | 70 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Others | 47 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Type of Surgery | |||||
| Elective | 249 | 5 | 14 | 2.17 | 0.33 |
| Emergency | 216 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Type of Bone | |||||
| Radius | 71 | 0 | 9 | 18.38 | 0.04* |
| Humerus | 111 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Ulna | 77 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Tibia | 91 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Fibula | 62 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Femur | 53 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Long Bone | |||||
| Type of Surgery | |||||
| Proximal | 103 | 3 | 9 | 1.04 | 0.90 |
| Distal | 232 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Diaphyseal | 130 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Comorbidity | |||||
| Yes | 136 | 4 | 4 | 5.14 | 0.07 |
| No | 329 | 7 | 30 | ||
| Addiction | |||||
| Smoking | 211 | 5 | 10 | 12.79 | 0.01* |
| Both | 92 | 4 | 3 | ||
| No | 162 | 2 | 21 | ||
| T-Scherne Classification | |||||
| Grade 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 10.69 | 0.09 |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Grade 2 | 192 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Grade 3 | 97 | 2 | 9 | ||