Table 1: Results of the analysis.

- High Energy
N=28
Low Energy
N=28
P Value
Sex (male/female) 20/8 7/23 <0.001
Age (years) 41.8 ± 18.2 76.5 ± 19.4 <0.001
Close (yes/no) 21/7 28/2 <0.05
Injury severity score 11.8 ± 3.7 10.1 ± 0.7 <0.05
Glasgow Coma Scale 15 (15,15) 15 (15,15) n.s.
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 125.0 ± 20.9 146.0 ± 29.2 <0.01
Heart rate (beats per minute) 84.4 ± 13.3 81.6 ± 12.6 n.s.
Fibrin degradation product(mg/L) 26.9 ± 24.0 24.3 ± 33.9 n.s.
Type of fracture 32A 14 18 n.s.
32B 11 9 -
32C 3 3 -
Operation (yes/no) 28/0 28/2 n.s.
Operation day 3.6 + 2.2 4.1 + 3.1 n.s.
Operation method - - <0.05
Antegrade intramedullary nailing 18 9 -
Retrograde intramedullary nailing 4 4 -
Plating 4 13 -
Others 0 2 -
Transfusion (yes/no) 7/21 12/18 n.s.
Infection (yes/no) 0/28 1/29 n.s.
Duration of admission (day) 29.5 ± 22.0 31.5 ± 27.5 n.s.
Survival ratio (%) 100 100 n.s.

n.s.: not significant