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Table 6 Implications of associated injuries in the floating knee

From: The floating knee: epidemiology, prognostic indicators & outcome following surgical management

Patient

Associated injury

Delay in primary surgery

Surgical duration (Hours)

Delay in rehabilitation

1

None

0

2:20

Nil

2

Cerebral concussion

2 days

2:00

Nil

3

Clavicle, Fat embolism

8 days

1:50

Nil

4

Patella

0

3:00

4 weeks

5

Contralateral femur

0

3:20

2 weeks

6

Anterior Cruciate

0

3:30

4 weeks

7

Clavicle, Humerus Forearm bones, Metatarsal

0

3:30

4 weeks

8

Medial meniscus

0

3:00

Nil

9

None

0

2:00

Nil

10

Contralateral tibia

0

2:30

2 weeks

11

Humerus

0

2:50

4 weeks

12

Fat embolism

11 days

1:50

Nil

13

Clavicle, Haemo-pneumothorax

0

2:10

1 week

14

Metatarsal

0

2:00

Nil

15

Humerus Radial nerve

0

3:00

4 weeks

16

Contralateral tibia, Fat embolism

9 days

2:40

2 weeks

17

Contralateral femur

0

2:50

2 weeks

18

Posterior Cruciate

0

3:20

4 weeks

19

Clavicle, Rib Haemo-pneumothorax

0

2:00

Nil

20

Patella, Metatarsal

0

2:40

4 weeks

21

None

0

1:50

Nil

22

Contralateral tibia Cerebral concussion

3

2:50

2 weeks

23

Humerus

0

3:00

3 weeks

24

Femoral artery injury

0

4:20

3 weeks

25

Contralateral tibia

0

3:00

2 weeks

26

Anterior Cruciate

0

3:20

4 weeks

27

Metatarsal

0

2:10

Nil

28

Contralateral femur Cerebral concussion

1

3:00

2 weeks

29

Patella

0

2:40

4 weeks