Research Article
Effect of Different Reduction Intramedullary Nails on Spiral Fracture of Middle and Lower Tibia
Table 2
Comparison of surgical complications among the three groups.
| | Group | Nonunion (case) | Wound complications (case) | Small gap at fracture end (case) | The incidence of complications (%) |
| | Closed functional reduction group (n = 31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Open anatomical reduction group (n = 29) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41.38 (%) | | Closed anatomical reduction group (n = 36) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.028 (%)# |
| | χ2 value | — | — | — | 92.92 | | value | — | — | — | <0.001 |
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Compared with the closed functional reduction group, ; compared with the open anatomical reduction group, . |
