Clinical versus radiological method for adjusting rotational alignment during femoral shaft fractures intramedullary nailing and the malrotation impact on the functional outcomes: early results from a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Patients, trauma, and fracture characteristics

Variables		Group A (n = 16)	Group B (n = 17)	p value
Age*		26.6 ± 5.2	33.9 ± 10.9	0.02
Gender**	Male	12 (75%)	11 (64.7%)	0.47
	Female	4 (25%)	6 (35.3%)
Side**	Right	11 (68.7%)	10 (68.8%)	0.55
	Left	5 (31.3%)	7 (41.2%)
BMI*		25.3 ± 3.3	24.8 ± 3	0.72
Mechanism of injury**	Animal Kick	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0.04
	FAI	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)
	FFH	3 (18.7%)	2 (11.8%)
	FOG	2 (12.5%)	2 (11.8%)
	RTA	11 (68.8%)	9 (52.9%)
Fracture classification
Winquist-Hansen**	Type I	8 (50.0%)	7 (41.3%)	0.37
	Type II	5 (31.2%)	4 (23.5%)
	Type III	3 (18.8%)	3 (17.6%)
	Type IV	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)
AO-OTA**	A2	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)	0.13
	A3	8 (50.0%)	2 (11.8%)
	B1	1 (6.3%)	1 (5.9%)
	B2	5 (31.3%)	5 (29.4%)
	B3	2 (12.5%)	3 (17.6%)
	C1	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)

Group A:rotation was adjusted by radiological method, Group B: rotation was adjusted by clinical method
*Data presented as mean ± SD, **Data presented as number (percentage). Significant values are presented in bold
BMI: body mass index, FAI: firearm injury, FFH: fall from a height, FOG: fall on ground, RTA: road traffic accident

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