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Table 1 Patient epidemiology

From: Comparing case-control study for treatment of proximal tibia fractures with a complete metaphyseal component in two centers with different distinct strategies: fixation with Ilizarov frame or locking plates

  

External fixation (N = 62)

Plate fixation (N = 68)

P value

Mean age (years)

 

55.74 ± 14.3

50.44 ± 14.7

.96

Mean BMI

 

25.56 ± 4.77

25.6 ± 4.27

.447

Gender

Male/female

30/32

36/32

.88

ASA score (%)

ASA 1

21 (33.8)

16 (23.52)

 
 

ASA 2

29 (46.77)

38 (55.88)

.414

 

ASA 3

12 (19.35)

14 (20.58)

 

Smoking (%)

Smokers

26 (41.9)

14 (20.6)

.008

  1. The table provides an overview about patient’s epidemiological parameter in both groups
  2. BMI body mass index, ASA physical status according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X