Table 1 Demographic information on EAC patients treated with definitive fixation within 36Â h of injury versus those treated later
|  | All patients: 335 with 380 fractures | Definitive fixation ≤36 h: 269 patients with 301 fractures | Definitive fixation >36 h: 66 patients with 79 fractures | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 239 (71Â %) | 199 (74Â %) | 40 (61Â %) | 0.04 |
Female | 96 (29Â %) | 70 (26Â %) | 26 (39Â %) | Â |
Mean age (years) | 39.2 | 39.1 | 39.6 | 0.31 |
 Range | 14 to 91 | 14 to 91 | 17 to 82 |  |
Mean ISS | 26.9 | 25.1 | 34 | 0.0005 |
 Range | 16 to 66 | 16 to 66 | 16 to 66 |  |
Mechanism of injury | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 MVC | 170 (51 %) | 131 (49 %) | 39 (59 %) |  |
 MCC | 52 (16 %) | 47 (17 %) | 5 (7.6 %) |  |
 Fall from height | 63 (19 %) | 54 (20 %) | 9 (14 %) |  |
 Pedestrian vs MVC | 20 (6.0 %) | 14 (5.2 %) | 6 (9.1 %) |  |
 GSW | 15 (4.5 %) | 14 (5.2 %) | 1 (1.5 %) |  |
 Crush | 8 (2.4 %) | 4 (1.5 %) | 4 (6.1 %) |  |
 Other | 7 (2.1 %) | 5 (1.9 %) | 2 (3.0 %) |  |
Fractures | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Femur | 173 (52 %) | 155 (58 %) | 18 (27 %) | p = 0.0003 |
 Pelvis | 71 (21 %) | 48 (18 %) | 23 (35 %) | p = 0.07 |
 Acetabulum | 57 (17 %) | 46 (17 %) | 11 (17 %) | p = 0.39 |
 Spine | 79 (24 %) | 52 (19 %) | 27 (41 %) | p < 0.0001 |
Patients with 1 fracture | 291 (87 %) | 236 (88 %) | 55 (83 %) | p = 0.35 |
Patients with 2 fractures | 40 (12Â %) | 31 (12Â %) | 9 (14Â %) | Â |
Patients with 3 fractures | 3 (0.9Â %) | 1 (0.4Â %) | 2 (3.0Â %) | Â |