Outcome Analysis of Intramedullary Nailing Augmented with Poller Screws for Treating Difficult Reduction Fractures of Femur and Tibia: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Comparisons of patient demographics and injury-related data between two groups.
Characteristics
Overall ()
Group A ()
Group B ()
value
Demographic
Age#, years
0.115
Gender, no. (%)
Male
68 (70.8%)
27 (81.8%)
41 (65.1%)
0.087
Female
28 (29.2%)
6 (18.2%)
22 (34.9%)
BMI group, no. (%)
0.570
Normal (BMI<24 kg/m2)
38 (39.6%)
13 (39.4%)
25 (39.7%)
Overweight ()
48 (50.0%)
18 (54.5%)
30 (47.6%)
Obesity ()
10 (10.4%)
2 (6.1%)
8 (12.75)
Injury-related data
Fracture location, no. (%)
0.223
Proximal femur
36 (37.5%)
8 (24.2%)
28 (44.4%)
Distal femur
25 (26.0%)
9 (27.3%)
16 (25.4%)
Proximal tibia
13 (13.5%)
6 (18.2%)
7 (11.1%)
Distal tibia
22 (23.0%)
10 (30.3%)
12 (19.1%)
Fracture classification, no. (%)
Femur
0.436
A
40 (65.6%)
9 (52.9%)
31 (70.5%)
B
18 (29.5%)
7 (41.2%)
11 (25.0%)
C
3 (4.9%)
1 (5.9%)
2 (4.5%)
Tibia
0.686
A
24 (68.6%)
11 (68.8%)
13 (68.4%)
B
8 (22.9%)
3 (18.8%)
5 (26.3%)
C
3 (8.5%)
2 (12.4%)
1 (5.3%)
Injury mechanism, no. (%)
0.408
Low-energy fracture
55 (57.3%)
17 (51.5%)
38 (60.3%)
High-energy fracture
41 (42.7%)
16 (48.5%)
25 (39.7%)
The differences between the groups were not statistically significant for all parameters. #The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation.
