Age, median (range), years | 49 (19–67) | 50 (22–70) | 0.88 |
Male | 59 (63.4%) | 20 (76.9%) | 0.20 |
White* | 75 (96.2%) | 22 (100%) | >0.99 |
Smoker | 3 (3.2%) | 1 (3.9%) | >0.99 |
No comorbidities | 77 (82.8%) | 20 (76.9%) | 0.57 |
ISS=4 | 89 (95.7%) | 23 (88.5%) | 0.18 |
Open fracture | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (3.9%) | 0.39 |
Hospital arrival ≤180 min after injury† | 48 (53.3%) | 10 (40.0%) | 0.24 |
Schatzker classification‡ | | | 0.16 |
I | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
II | 52 (55.9%) | 12 (42.9%) | |
III | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
IV | 3 (3.2%) | 4 (14.3%) | |
V | 4 (4.3%) | 1 (3.6%) | |
VI | 29 (31.2%) | 7 (25.0%) | |
Schatzker classification‡ | | | 0.83 |
Low energy (I–III) | 57 (61.3%) | 16 (57.1%) | |
High energy (IV–VI) | 36 (38.7%) | 12 (42.9%) | |
AO/OTA classification‡ | | | 0.40 |
B1 | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
B2 | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | |
B3 | 55 (59.1%) | 16 (57.1%) | |
C1 | 9 (9.7%) | 1 (3.6%) | |
C2 | 5 (5.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
C3 | 19 (20.4%) | 7 (25.0%) | |
Time to ORIF, median (range), hours | 6.3 (4.0–23.7) | 45.9 (24.3–461.3) | <0.001 |
One trip to the operating room | 89 (95.7%) | 14 (53.9%) | <0.001 |
Compartment syndrome | 3 (3.2%) | 7 (26.9%) | <0.001 |
Fasciotomy§ | 6 (6.5%) | 8 (30.8%) | 0.002 |
In-hospital infection | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | − |
In-hospital mortality | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | − |
Discharged home | 93 (100%) | 24 (92.3%) | 0.046 |
LOS, median (range) | 3 (1–10) | 6.5 (1–34) | <0.001 |