Table 1. Background characteristics of the patients, primary and secondary outcomes of the salvage and amputation groups.
| Salvage | Amputation | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (limbsa) | 34 (34a) | 11 (13a) | |
| Age (years) | 49.9 (7–75) | 49.0 (23–95) | |
| Sex (M:F) | 28:6 | 7:4 | |
| OTA-OFC scorea | 9.8 (6–14) | 14.3 (8–15) | |
| Pre-operative LEFS | 79.4 (66–80) | 72.7 (22–80) | |
| Post-operative LEFS | 49.5 (15–80) | 33.1 (5–61) | 0.025* |
| SF-8 | |||
| Physical functioning | 41.8 | 34.6 | 0.076 |
| Role physical | 42.2 | 33.3 | 0.026* |
| Bodily pain | 49.2 | 44.5 | 0.107 |
| General health | 51.3 | 49.1 | 0.335 |
| Vitality | 50.9 | 46.8 | 0.076 |
| Social functioning | 44.8 | 38.5 | 0.060 |
| Role emotional | 45.1 | 39.4 | 0.050 |
| Mental health | 48.7 | 38.7 | 0.003* |
| Physical component summary | 43.8 | 39.0 | 0.073 |
| Mental component summary | 48.2 | 41.3 | 0.042* |
| Number of operations | 4.4 (2–8) | 2.3 (1–6) | 0.001* |
| Infection rate (%) | 35.3 | 38.5 | 1.000 |
| Rate of change in employment (%) | 26.5 | 18.2 | 0.705 |
a Number of injured limbs
Data presented as mean (range). OTA-OFC summative score was calculated for the number of injured limbs.
* indicates a significant difference.
LEFS, lower extremity functional scale; OTA-OFC, Orthopedic Trauma Association Open Fracture Classification; SF-8, Short-Form 8