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Table 1 General information of patients with humeral, femoral or tibial fractures in two groups

From: Comparison of our self-designed rotary self-locking intramedullary nail and interlocking intramedullary nail in the treatment of long bone fractures

Fractures

Operation

RSIN

IIN

Humerus (n = 494)

Age (years)

33 ± 15

32 ± 16

Time from injury to operation (day)

6 ± 12

6 ± 14

Causes of injury (n)

  

 Traffic accident

140

142

 Falling injury

56

56

 Crashing injury of heavy object

35

30

 Injury caused by stroke

16

19

Fracture type (n)

  

 A

100

95

 B

120

113

 C

27

39

Anterograde fixation (n)

137

317

Retrograde fixation (n)

110

0

Open reduction and internal fixation (n)

221

222

Closed reduction and internal fixation (n)

26

25

Femur (n = 572)

Age (years)

37 ± 15

37 ± 12

Time from injury to operation (day)

7 ± 15

7 ± 17

Causes of injury (n)

  

 Traffic accident

170

182

 Falling injury

86

82

 Crashing injury of heavy object

28

22

Fracture type (n)

  

 A

110

125

 B

97

100

 C

79

61

Anterograde fixation (n)

171

174

Retrograde fixation (n)

115

112

Open reduction and internal fixation (n)

251

267

Closed reduction and internal fixation (n)

35

19

Tibia (n = 638)

Age (years)

32 ± 17

32 ± 18

Time from injury to operation (day)

8 ± 20

8 ± 20

Causes of injury (n)

  

 Traffic accident

185

188

 Falling injury

87

87

 Crashing injury of heavy object

45

38

 Injury caused by stroke

2

6

Fracture type (n)

  

 A

150

130

 B

100

115

 C

69

74

Anterograde fixation (n)

319

319

Retrograde fixation (n)

0

0

Open reduction and internal fixation (n)

173

173

Closed reduction and internal fixation (n)

146

146

  1. RSIN rotary self-locking intramedullary nail; IIN intramedullary interlocking nail.