Table 1 Patient demographics and fracture characteristics
Variable | Overall | Autograft | Allograft | Autograft/allograft | rhBMP-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 102 (56%) | 58 (55%)* | 16 (42%) | 4 (25%) | 7 (30%) |
Female | 80 (44%) | 47 (45%)* | 22 (58%) | 12 (75%) | 16 (70%) |
Mean age (years) | 44 (±13.6) | 41 (±12.5)* | 47 (±13) | 46 (±14) | 52 (±15) |
EtOH | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Abuse | 44 (24%) | 22 (21%) | 8 (21%) | 0 | 5 (22%) |
Occasionally | 45 (25%) | 30 (29%) | 12 (32%) | 6 (37%) | 6 (26%) |
Never | 97 (51%) | 53 (50%) | 18 (47%) | 10 (63%) | 12 (52%) |
Tobacco smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current | 68 (37%) | 41 (39%) | 16 (42%) | 4 (25%) | 6 (26%) |
Former | 30 (17%) | 17 (16%) | 4 (11%) | 4 (25%) | 5 (22%) |
Never | 84 (46%) | 47 (45%) | 18 (47%) | 8 (50%) | 12 (52%) |
Illicit drug use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current | 28 (15%) | 17 (16%) | 9 (24%) | 0** | 1 (4%) |
Former | 7 (4%) | 6 (6%) | 0 | 0** | 1 (4%) |
Never | 147 (81%) | 82 (78%) | 29 (76%) | 16 (100%) | 21 (92%) |
Injury mechanism | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MVA/MCA | 83 (46%) | 49 (47%) | 18 (47%) | 8 (50%) | 8 (35%) |
Fall | 39 (21%) | 20 (19%) | 10 (26%) | 3 (19%) | 6 (26%) |
GSF | 6 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 0 | 0 |
Other | 33 (18%) | 31 (30%) | 9 (24%) | 5 (31%) | 9 (39%) |
Fracture location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Tibia | 98 (54%) | 57 (54%) | 21 (55%) | 9 (56%) | 11 (48%) |
Femur | 46 (25%) | 28 (27%) | 9 (24%) | 4 (25%) | 5 (22%) |
Humerus | 38 (21%) | 20 (19%) | 8 (21%) | 3 (19%) | 7 (30%) |
Fracture characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Open | 79 (43%) | 51 (49%) | 17 (45%) | 4 (25%) | 7 (30%) |
Closed | 103 (57%) | 54 (51%) | 21 (55%) | 12 (75%) | 16 (70%) |