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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Factors associated with development of re-nonunion after primary revision in femoral shaft nonunion subsequent to failed intramedullary nailing

Patients characteristics

Number (%)

Re-nonunion group 18 (29.5%)

Non-renonunion group 43 (70.5%)

Age (years)

 < 25

N (%)

4 (22.2%)

10 (23.3%)

 25~ 45

N (%)

8 (44.4%)

21 (48.8%)

 > 45

N (%)

6 (33.3%)

12 (27.9%)

Gender

 Male

N (%)

10 (55.6%)

23 (53.5%)

 Female

N (%)

8 (44.4%)

20 (46.5%)

Smoking

 No

N (%)

5 (27.8%)

33 (76.7%)

 Yes

N (%)

13 (72.2%)

10 (23.3%)

Alcohol abuse

 No

N (%)

7 (38.9%)

16 (37.2%)

 Yes

N (%)

11 (61.1%)

27 (62.8%)

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 30

N (%)

6 (33.3%)

31 (72.1%)

 ≥ 30

N (%)

12 (66.7%)

12 (27.9%)

Cause of injury

 Traffic accidents

N (%)

8 (44.4%)

18 (41.9%)

 Falling

N (%)

7 (38.9%)

14 (32.6%)

 Weight crushing

N (%)

3 (16.7%)

11 (25.6%)

  1. N total number of patients, BMI body mass index