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Table 2 Complications and post-operative mortality

From: Complex proximal femoral fractures in the elderly managed by reconstruction nailing – complications & outcomes: a retrospective analysis

Patients

Surgical time (min)

Intra-op Complications

Post-op complications

Mortality <6 months

1

65

Nil

Nil

Alive

2

113

Nil

Nil

Alive

3

103

Nil

Nil

Alive

4

140

Nil

Excision of prominent fragment

Alive

5

89

Nil

Nil

Alive

6

85

Nil

Nil

Alive

7

130

Fracture medial cortex femur

Nil

Died 2 weeks post-op

8

167

Nil

Nil

Alive

9

255

Difficult access to piriformis

Nil

Alive

10

91

Nil

Nil

Alive

11

155

Bleeding

Nil

Alive

12

244

Distal locking not possible

Deep vein thrombosis

Alive

13

92

Difficult access to piriformis

Wound infection

Alive

14

160

Nil

Nil

Alive

15

113

Nil

Nil

Died 10 weeks post-op

16

141

Open reduction

Nil

Alive

17

89

Nil

Nil

Died 8 weeks post-op

18

90

1 proximal screw

Nil

Alive

19

140

Cerclage for comminution

Nil

Alive

20

189

Nil

Post-op ileus

Alive

21

86

Nil

Distal screw backout

Alive

22

126

Difficult access to piriformis

Renal failure, death

Died 10 days post-op

23

185

Open reduction

Nil

Alive

24

182

Nil

Nil

Alive

25

96

MI

Death 2 hours post-op

Died 2 hours post-op

26

104

Nil

Deep vein thrombosis

Alive

27

129

Nil

Proximal screw backout, wound infection

Alive

28

170

Open reduction

Non-union, implant frature

Alive

29

135

Nil

Nil

Alive

30

141

Varus reduction

Fracture displacement

Alive

31

119

Nil

Nil

Alive

32

145

Nil

Nil

Alive

33

98

Nil

Nil

Alive

34

165

Nil

Post-op LVF & death

Died 1 day post-op

35

140

Nil

Post-op death

Died 1 week post-op

36

132

Nil

Excision of prominent fragment

Died 3 months post-op

37

114

Nil

Proximal screw backout

Alive

38

88

Nil

Unicortical fracture around nail

Alive

39

160

Nil

Wound infection

Alive

40

143

Varus reduction

Nil

Alive

41

130

Open reduction

Proximal screw migration

Alive

42

91

Nil

Nil

Alive