The Effect of Integrity of Lateral Wall on the Quality of Reduction and Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture: A Controlled Study

Table 1

The characteristics in lateral wall incompetent group and lateral wall intact group.

	Lateral wall incompetent group	Lateral wall intact group	Total
No. of patients	59	56	115
Age				-0.427	0.670
Sex
Female	38	44	82	2.817	0.093
Male	21	12	33
Mechanism of injury
Slipped	48	50	98	2.831	0.418
High falling	3	2	5
Accident	5	1	6
Other	3	3	6
Preoperative VAS				-1.924	0.057
Lateral wall thickness (mm)				-18.766	<0.001
AO/OTA classification (2007)
A1.3	1	23	24	27.057	<0.001
A2.2	28	17	45
A2.3	30	16	46
Comorbidities
Hypertension	25	29	54	1.022	0.312
Diabetes	24	17	41	1.334	0.248
Stroke	20	17	37	0.165	0.685
Associated injuries	5	6	11	0.167	0.683
Days from injury to admission (days)				0.691	0.491
Days from admission to operation (days)				1.515	0.132
Length of stay in hospital (days)				1.592	0.114