Sex |
Male | 91 (67.9) |
Female | 43 (32.1) |
Age at time of implantation, mean (and range) y |
Mean overall | 37.0 (16.9–70.8) |
Male patients | 35.9 (16.9–69.5) |
Female patients | 39.2 (18.1–70.8) |
Measurements, mean (and range) |
Weight, kg | 76.1 (50–115) |
Height, m | 1.70 (1.46–1.91) |
Body mass index | 25.1 (16.98–40.75) |
IMN characteristics, median (and range) mm |
Length | 345 (270–400) |
Diameter | 10 (8–13) |
Level of activity |
Sedentary/light | 71 (53.0) |
Medium | 34 (25.4) |
Heavy | 29 (21.6) |
Mechanism of injury |
Sports-related | 34 (25.4) |
Fall | 32 (23.9) |
Motor vehicle collision | 31 (23.1) |
Motorcycle collision | 18 (13.4) |
Pedestrian hit by car | 12 (9.0) |
Work-related injury | 5 (3.7) |
Assault | 2 (1.5) |
Claims identified |
Insurance | 42 (31.3) |
Litigation | 36 (26.9) |
Workers’ Compensation Board status | 9 (6.7) |
Type of fracture |
Closed | 86 (64.2) |
Open | 48 (35.8) |
Grade I | 13 (27.1) |
Grade II | 24 (50.0) |
Grade IIIA | 7 (14.6) |
Grade IIIB | 3 (6.2) |
Grade IIIC | 1 (2.1) |
Location of fracture |
Proximal 1/3 | 7 (5.2) |
Middle 1/3 | 66 (49.2) |
Distal 1/3 | 61 (45.6) |
Nonunions |
Total | 12 (8.9) |
Nonunion treatment |
Bone grafting of defects | 2 |
Nail dynamization | 2 |
Exchange nail | 8 |