Table 2 Surgery-related variables and clinical outcomes
From: Medium-term clinical results in patients with floating hip injuries
Variables | Liebergall classification | p value | F/χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type A n (%) | Type B n (%) | Type C n (%) | |||
Injury to femoral surgery time, days (range) | 5.3 (2–8) | 7.8 (3–11) | 6.4 (1–10) | 0.253 | 1.366 |
Hospital stay, days | 15.9 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 0.419 | 0.639 |
Closed reduction of femoral fracture (%) | 4 (26.65%) | 2 (40%) | 2 (25%) | 0.82 | 0.397 |
Definitive femoral fixation | 0.18 | 3.457 | |||
Nail (%) | 12 (80%) | 3 (60%) | 8 (100%) | ||
Locking plate (%) | 3 (20%) | 2 (40%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Definitive acetabular fixation | 0.86 | 0.747 | |||
Anterior approach (%) | – | 2 (40%) | 3 (37.5%) | ||
Posterior approach (%) | – | 1 (20%) | 1 (12.5%) | ||
Combined approaches (%) | – | 2 (40%) | 3 (37.5%) | ||
Total hip arthroplasty (%) | – | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Non-surgical treatment (%) | – | 0 (0%) | 1 (12.5%) | ||
Definitive pelvic ring fixation | 0.624 | 4.387 | |||
Anterior ring only | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Symphyseal plate (%) | 7 (46.7%) | – | 2 (25%) | ||
INFIX (%) | 3 (20%) | – | 3 (37.5%) | ||
External fixator | 1 (6.66%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Posterior ring only | |||||
Sacroiliac screw (%) | 1 (6.66%) | – | 0 (0%) | ||
Anterior and posterior rings | – | ||||
INFIX + sacroiliac screw (%) | 2 (13.3%) | – | 1 (12.5%) | ||
External fixator + sacroiliac screw (%) | 0 (0%) | – | 1 (12.5%) | ||
Symphyseal plate + sacroiliac screw (%) | 1 (6.66%) | 1 (12.5%) | |||
Quality of reduction | |||||
Pelvic ring [15] | 0.579 | 1.969 | |||
Excellent (%) | 11 (73.3%) | – | 5 (62.5%) | ||
Good (%) | 2 (13.3%) | – | 1 (12.5%) | ||
Fair (%) | 1 (6.7%) | – | 0 (0%) | ||
Poor (%) | 1 (6.7%) | – | 2 (25%) | ||
Acetabulum [9] | 0.940 | 0.124 | |||
Anatomical (%) | – | 3 (60%) | 4 (50%) | ||
Imperfect (%) | – | 1 (20%) | 2 (25%) | ||
Poor (%) | – | 1 (20%) | 2 (25%) | ||
Assessment of hip function [16] | 0.513 | 2.297 | |||
Excellent (%) | – | 2 (40%) | 3 (37.5%) | ||
Good (%) | – | 1 (20%) | 2 (25%) | ||
Fair (%) | – | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) | ||
Poor (%) | – | 2 (40%) | 1 (12.5%) | ||
Total | 15(53.6%) | 5(17.8%) | 8(28.6%) | ||