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Table 1: Characteristics of the patients with floating knee fractures. |
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Variable |
n (%) |
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Total subjects |
24 (100.0) |
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Time until definitive treatment (days), mean ± SD |
13.9 ± 7.7 |
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Mechanism of injury |
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Car accident |
9 (37.5) |
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Motorcycle accident |
11 (45.8) |
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Struck by motor vehicle |
3 (12.5) |
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Gunshot |
1 (4.2) |
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Open fractures |
16 (66.6) |
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Gustilo and Anderson classification (grade) |
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NA |
8 (33.3) |
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I |
1 (4.2) |
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II |
4 (16.7) |
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III |
11 (45.8) |
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Fraser classification (type) |
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I |
10 (41.7) |
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IIa |
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IIb |
2 (8.3) |
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IIc |
6 (25.0) |
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NA = not applicable. SD = standard deviation. |
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