Research Article

Prediction and Potential Preventions for the Development of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis after the Terrible Triad Injury: A Multicenter Risk Factors Study

Table 2

Univariate analysis: association between moderate or severe PTOA and patient demographics, injury, and treatment information.

Total ()Moderate or severe PTOAOdds ratio95% confidence interval value

Age1.0060.982-1.0310.624
Gender (%)
 Male12038 (31.7)0.9270.505-1.7020.806
 Dominance (%)10635 (33.0)0.9340.514-1.6980.822
 Diabetes mellitus (%)225 (22.7)0.5830.205-1.6590.312
 Alcohol abuse (%)7631 (40.8)1.8581.012-3.4100.046
 Hypertension (%)4712 (25.5)0.6530.313-1.3630.256
 Smoking (%)5919 (32.2)0.9920.517-1.9030.981
BMI (%)
 Overweight6928 (40.6)1.7640.953-3.2650.071
Occupation (%)
 Heavy use5224 (46.2)2.2711.179-4.3750.014
Coronoid fracture (%)
 I11827 (22.9)ReferenceReferenceReference
 II5822 (37.9)2.0601.041-4.0760.038
 III2215 (68.2)7.2222.671-19.528<0.001
Radial head fracture (%)
 I/II8613 (15.1)ReferenceReferenceReference
 III11251(45.5)4.6952.337-9.430<0.001
 MCL injury (%)4528 (62.2)5.3532.634-10.877<0.001
 Time to surgery1.0450.968-1.1270.258
Surgical approaches (%)
 Lateral12934 (26.4)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Posterior175 (29.4)1.1640.382-3.5480.789
 Lateral with medial5225 (48.1)2.5871.323-50580.005

(%) represents the percentage of the total.