Research Article
Geographic Variations in Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures in China
Table 2
Distribution of characteristic variables on the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures.
| | Characteristics | Eastern | Northern | North-Eastern | North-Western | South-Central | South-Western |
| | Monthly number of cases | | 1–10 | 58 (20.3) | 42 (25.1) | 29 (27.9) | 60 (36.4) | 58 (27.0) | 34 (26.6) | | 11–30 | 101 (35.5) | 62 (37.1) | 44 (42.3) | 57 (34.5) | 67 (31.1) | 43 (33.6) | | 31–50 | 70 (24.5) | 38 (22.8) | 21 (20.2) | 41 (24.9) | 51 (23.7) | 30 (23.4) | | 51–100 | 32 (11.2) | 15 (9.0) | 7 (6.7) | 7 (4.2) | 21 (9.8) | 13 (10.2) | | >100 | 25 (8.7) | 10 (6.0) | 3 (2.9) | 0 | 18 (8.4) | 8 (6.2) |
| | Preoperative waiting time (h) | | <12 | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 0 | 4 (2.4) | 3 (1.4) | 0 | | 12–24 | 51 (17.8) | 18 (10.8) | 19 (18.3) | 21 (12.7) | 15 (7.0) | 21 (16.4) | | 24–48 | 111 (38.9) | 66 (39.5) | 33 (31.7) | 56 (34.0) | 88 (40.9) | 39 (30.4) | | 48–72 | 103 (36.0) | 62 (37.1) | 34 (32.7) | 48 (29.1) | 76 (35.3) | 40 (31.3) | | >72 | 18 (6.3) | 21 (12.6) | 18 (17.3) | 36 (21.8) | 33 (15.4) | 28 (21.9) |
| | Length of hospitalization period (d) | | 1–3 | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.9) | 0 | | 4–7 | 106 (37.1) | 59 (35.3) | 27 (26.0) | 34 (20.6) | 45 (20.9) | 25 (19.5) | | 8–14 | 134 (46.9) | 68 (40.7) | 46 (44.2) | 83 (50.3) | 108 (50.2) | 83 (64.9) | | >14 | 43 (15.0) | 40 (24.0) | 31 (29.8) | 48 (29.1) | 58 (27.0) | 20 (15.6) |
| | Rationale for conservative treatment | | Comorbidities and contraindications | 232 (81.1) | 140 (83.8) | 76 (73.1) | 102 (61.8) | 133 (61.9) | 89 (69.5) | | Social and economic status | 22 (7.7) | 17 (10.2) | 16 (15.4) | 42 (25.5) | 56 (26.0) | 36 (28.1) | | Other reasons | 32 (11.2) | 10 (6.0) | 12 (11.5) | 21 (12.7) | 26 (12.1) | 3 (2.4) |
| | The most common causes of death | | Pulmonary embolism | 250 (87.4) | 135 (80.8) | 92 (88.5) | 128 (77.6) | 174 (80.9) | 106 (82.8) | | Cardiovascular disease | 140 (49.0) | 73 (43.7) | 49 (47.1) | 90 (54.5) | 116 (54.0) | 70 (54.7) | | Cerebrovascular accident | 83 (29.0) | 50 (30.0) | 23 (22.1) | 35 (21.2) | 39 (18.1) | 30 (23.4) | | Infection | 30 (10.5) | 14 (8.4) | 13 (12.5) | 20 (12.1) | 34 (15.8) | 14 (10.9) | | Other causes | 24 (8.4) | 10 (6.0) | 3 (2.9) | 5 (3.0) | 22 (10.2) | 8 (6.3) |
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Note. Except where indicated otherwise, values are the number (weighted percentage).
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