Stress-Induced Hyperglycemia is a Risk Factor for Surgical-Site Infections in Nondiabetic Patients with Open Leg Fractures

Table 1

Patients’ clinical and surgical characteristics.

	Group A	Group B
Number of patients	26	54
Gender	23 M	37 M
	3 F	17 F
Average age	47.46 ± 17.34	45.50 ± 17.36
BMI	24.33 ± 2.64	24.65 ± 3.44
Number of dislocation	8	12
Damage control and external fixation	26 (all patients)	54 (all patients)
Type of synthesis	20 plates and screws	23 plates and screws
	17 nail	20 nail

M = male; F = female; BMI = body mass index.