Table 5: Definitive treatment given.
Definitive Treatment | Nos of cases | % | Type of open Fracture | |||||||||
I | % | II | % | III A | % | IIIB | % | IIIC | % | |||
Amputation | 38 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.4 | 22 | 1.3 |
Casting (POP) | 413 | 23.5 | 203 | 11.5 | 147 | 8.4 | 49 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
EXFIX | 731 | 41.6 | 115 | 6.5 | 241 | 13.7 | 226 | 12.9 | 120 | 6.8 | 29 | 1.6 |
ORIF | 494 | 28.1 | ||||||||||
IM nailing | 104 | 5.9 | 40 | 2.3 | 34 | 1.9 | 14 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.8 | Nil | Nil |
Plate + Screws | 109 | 6.2 | 47 | 2.7 | 31 | 1.8 | 21 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 |
DHS | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Pin/Screws | 58 | 3.3 | 16 | 0.9 | 20 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
K -Wires | 238 | 13.5 | 52 | 3.0 | 80 | 4.6 | 74 | 4.2 | 17 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.9 |
Traction | 24 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Others | 41 | 2.3 | 7 | 0.4 | 24 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Total | 1758 | 100.0 | 500 | 28.4 | 587 | 33.4 | 411 | 23.4 | 182 | 10.4 | 78 | 4.4 |
χ2 = 1014.182; P < 0.00001.