From: Epidemiology and microbiology of fracture-related infection: a multicenter study in Northeast China
 | 2011–2012 | 2013–2014 | 2015–2016 | 2017–2018 | 2019–2020 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agea | 47 ± 16 | 49 ± 17 | 50 ± 15 | 50 ± 16 | 48 ± 15 | 49 ± 16 |
Male/female | 104/22 | 112/20 | 146/26 | 140/32 | 106/36 | 608/136 |
Admission(n [%]) | ||||||
 Outpatient | 78 (62) | 86 (65) | 112 (65) | 104 (60) | 72 (51) | 452 (61) |
 Emergency | 48 (38) | 46 (35) | 60 (35) | 68 (40) | 70 (49) | 292 (39) |
Fracture type (n [%]) | ||||||
 Single fracture | 88 (70) | 86 (65) | 118 (69) | 118 (69) | 94 (66) | 504 (68) |
 Multiple fracture | 38 (30) | 46 (35) | 54 (31) | 54 (31) | 48 (34) | 240 (32) |
Wound type (n [%]) | ||||||
 Open injury | 84 (67) | 96 (73) | 108 (63) | 110 (64) | 84 (59) | 482 (65) |
 Closed injury | 42 (33) | 36 (27) | 64 (37) | 62 (36) | 58 (41) | 262 (35) |
Infection site (n [%]) | ||||||
 Upper limb | 16 (13) | 26 (21) | 34 (20) | 46 (27) | 20 (14) | 142 (19) |
 Lower limb | 100 (79) | 104 (78) | 122 (71) | 116 (67) | 114 (80) | 556 (75) |
 Vertebrae and sacrococcyx | 10 (8) | 2 (1) | 16 (9) | 10 (6) | 8 (6) | 46 (6) |
Side (n [%]) | ||||||
 Left | 66 (52) | 66 (50) | 78 (45) | 80 (47) | 70 (49) | 360 (48) |
 Axis | 10 (8) | 2 (2) | 18 (10) | 8 (5) | 12 (8) | 50 (7) |
 Right | 50 (40) | 64 (49) | 76 (44) | 84 (49) | 60 (42) | 334 (45) |
Injury mechanism (n [%]) | ||||||
 Motor crush | 38 (30) | 50 (38) | 62 (36) | 44 (26) | 50 (35) | 244 (33) |
 Falling | 38 (30) | 42 (32) | 52 (30) | 56 (33) | 34 (24) | 222 (30) |
 Fall from height | 14 (11) | 8 (6) | 14 (8) | 8 (5) | 10 (7) | 54 (7) |
 Bruise | 12 (10) | 6 (5) | 14 (8) | 18 (10) | 12 (8) | 62 (8) |
 Cutting | 12 (10) | 16 (12) | 22 (13) | 26 (15) | 12 (8) | 88 (12) |
 Others | 12 (10) | 10 (8) | 8 (5) | 20 (12) | 24 (17) | 74 (10) |
Complication (n [%]) | ||||||
 Diabetes | 12 (10) | 10 (8) | 12 (7) | 26 (15) | 8 (6) | 68 (9) |
 Hypertension | 4 (3) | 8 (6) | 22 (13) | 28 (16) | 8 (6) | 70 (9) |
 Neurovascular injury | 26 (21) | 16 (12) | 20 (12) | 34 (20) | 16 (11) | 112 (15) |
 Compartment syndrome | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 6 (3) | 6 (3) | 2 (1) | 20 (3) |
 Cardiovascular disease | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 10 (6) | 8 (5) | 2 (1) | 24 (3) |
 Shock | 10 (8) | 4 (3) | 10 (6) | 8 (5) | 14 (10) | 46 (6) |
 Chest and abdomen injuries | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 8 (5) | 10 (6) | 6 (4) | 34 (5) |
 Brain injury | 2 (2) | 6 (5) | 8 (5) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 20 (3) |