Table 4 Fracture characteristics and treatment per level trauma centre
From: Differentiation in an inclusive trauma system: allocation of lower extremity fractures
Level I | Level II | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n fractures = 538 | n fractures = 979 | |||||
Fractures surgically treated (n, %)* | 259 | (50.9%) | 218 | (23.9%) | < 0.001 | |
ORIF/CRIF (n, %)* | 216 | (42.4%) | 216 | (23.7%) | < 0.001 | |
Fractures treated with external fixation (n, %)* | 43 | (8.4%) | 2 | (0.2%) | < 0.001 | |
Fractures requiring secondary surgeries (n, %)* | 64 | (12.6%) | 9 | (1.0%) | < 0.001 | |
Fractures requiring complication surgeries (n, %)* | 55 | (10.8%) | 6 | (0.7%) | < 0.001 | |
Open fractures (n, %) | 72 | (13.4%) | 15 | (1.5%) | < 0.001 | |
Gustilo classification (n, %) | 1 | 10 | (1.9%) | 8 | (0.8%) | |
2 | 18 | (3.3%) | 2 | (0.2%) | ||
3a | 17 | (3.2%) | 4 | (0.4%) | ||
3b | 19 | (3.5%) | 1 | (0.1%) | ||
3c | 8 | (1.5%) | 0 | (0.0%) | ||
Mangled extremity (n, %) | 15 | (2.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | < 0.001 | |
Nerve damage (n, %) | 11 | (2.0%) | 3 | (0.3%) | < 0.001 | |
Vascular damage (n, %) | 15 | (2.7%) | 1 | (0.1%) | < 0.001 | |
Fasciotomy (n, %)* | 13 | (2.5%) | 0 | (0.0%) | < 0.001 | |
Vascular repair needed (n, %)* | 5 | (1.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0.006 | |
Soft tissue coverage (n, %)* | 16 | (3.1%) | 0 | (0.0%) | < 0.001 | |
Amputations* | 11 | 0 | (0.0%) | < 0.001 | ||