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Table 3 Association of early versus delayed debridement with variables

From: The effect of early versus delayed surgical debridement on the outcome of open long bone fractures at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania

Variable

Surgical debridement

Chi 2

p value

N = 143

Early (63)

Late (80)

  

n (%)

n (%)

  

Median agea

32 (23–41)

35 (27–42)

-

0.4006

Sex

    

 Female

23 (31.5)

31 (38.8)

0.0754

0.784

 Male

40 (63.5)

49 (61.2)

Occupation

    

 Students

10 (15.8)

8 (10.0)

-

0.382

 Peasants

20 (31.7)

28 (35.0)

 Driver

0 (0.0)

3 (3.7)

 Motorcycle rider

7 (11.1)

12 (15.0)

 Civil servants

10 (15.9)

9 (11.3)

 Businessman/women

14 (22.2)

20 (25)

 Others

2 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

Cause of injury

    

 RTA

45 (71.4)

52 (65.0)

-

0.828

 Falls

9 (14.3)

13 (16.3)

 Assaults

8 (12.7)

12 (15.0)

 Others

1 (1.6)

3 (3.75)

Place of injury

    

 Along road

44 (69.8)

52 (65.0)

-

0.793

 Residential area

10 (15.9)

13 (16.3)

 Home

6 (9.5)

12 (15.0)

 School

2 (3.2)

1 (1.2)

 Other places

1 (1.6)

2 (2.5)

HIV Serostatus

    

 Seropositive

60 (95.2)

74 (92.5)

-

0.379

 Seronegative

3 (4.7)

6 (7.5)

Mechanism of injury

    

 Blunt injury

35 (55.6)

38 (47.5)

3.187

0.203

 Penetrating

13 (20.6)

12 (15)

 Both

15 (23.8)

30 (37.5)

Site of open fracture

    

 Femur

16 (25.4)

15 (18.8)

-

0.136

 Tibia

27 (42.9)

39 (48.8)

 Ankle

0 (0.0)

5 (6.25)

 Humerus

9 (14.3)

8 (10.0)

 Forearm

7 (11.1)

12 (15.0)

 Multiple sites

4 (6.4)

1 (1.3)

Gustillo and Anderson grade

    

 I

18 (28.6)

6 (7.5)

-

0.05

 II

33 (52.4)

59 (73.8)

 IIIa

9 (14.3)

12 (15.0)

 IIIb

2 (3.2)

3 (3.8)

 IIIc

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

Fracture location

    

 Proximal

10 (15.9)

11 (13.8)

-

0.865

 Mid shaft

26 (41.2)

31 (38.8)

 Distal

25 (39.7)

33 (41.3)

 More than one location

2 (3.2)

5 (6.3)

Fracture pattern

    

 Transverse

28 (44.4)

29 (36.3)

-

0.333

 Comminuted

6 (9.5)

16 (20.0)

 Oblique

20 (31.8)

26 (32.5)

 Spiral

9 (14.3)

9 (11.3)

Rank of surgeon

    

 Specialist

4 (6.4)

1 (1.3)

-

0.118

 Resident/medical officer

59 (93.7)

79 (98.5)

Skeletal stabilisation

    

 Skeletal traction

13 (20.6)

15 (18.8)

-

0.858

 ORIF

5 (7.9)

4 (5.0)

 POP

29 (46.0)

41 (51.3)

 External fixation

16 (25.4)

20 (25.0)

  1. aContinuous variables