Table 4 Subanalysis of metaphyseal tibia fractures comparing fracture management, demographic factors, patient risk factors and postoperative complications

Pilon tibial fracture

pre-definite fracture fixation with Ext Fix

Plate ORIF

IMN

male

female

Alcohol dependency

Diabetes mellitus

Peripheral arterial disease

Wound infection

Compartment syndrome

Non-union

 open type I

0

1

0

1

0

56

1

 open type II

4

4

0

2

2

50 (41–57)

1

 open type III

0

0

0

0

0

0

 closed type I

11

10

0

7

4

51 (16–85)

2

3

1

 closed type II

3

4

0

2

2

56 (49–54)

 closed type III

0

0

0

0

0

0

no soft tissue documentation

7

12

0

10

2

41 (23–73)

1

  n = 32

Ø 53

 open type I

2

0

1

1

1

65 (59–70)

1

1

1

 open type II

0

0

0

0

0

 open type III

1

0

1

0

1

56

1

0

1

 closed type I

5

6

0

4

4

54 (45–65)

2

1

1

 closed type II

6

5

2

1

6

51 (21–72)

2

3

1

1

 closed type III

0

0

0

0

0

0

no soft tissue documentation

3

2

2

4

0

46 (28–56)

4

1

1

n = 22

Ø 52

significance between groups _{unpaired t-Test}

p = 0.4132