Table 2 Comparison of demographics, radiological and clinical outcomes between the two groups
Variable | Early surgery | Late surgery | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45.1 ± 13.8 | 40.6 ± 9.6 | – | 0.427 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 10 | 6 | 0.010 | 0.920 |
Female | 3 | 2 | ||
Mechanism of injury | ||||
Motor vehicle collision | 7 | 6 | 2.212 | 0.331 |
Fall from height | 3 | 2 | ||
Others | 3 | 0 | ||
Surgical approach | ||||
KL + IL | 4 | 2 | 0.081 | 0.776 |
KL + Stoppa | 9 | 6 | ||
Quality of reduction (mm) | ||||
Anatomic (0–1) | 5 | 0 | 6.462 | 0.040 |
Imperfect (2–3) | 5 | 2 | ||
Poor (> 3) | 3 | 6 | ||
Clinical outcome | ||||
Excellent | 3 | 0 | 8.562 | 0.036 |
Good | 5 | 1 | ||
Fair | 2 | 0 | ||
Poor | 3 | 7 | ||