Table 2 Distribution of fracture types and treatment in monotrauma and polytrauma patients with a clavicle fracture
From: Distribution and treatment of clavicular fractures in monotrauma and polytrauma patients
Fracture type | N per type | Treatment | Monotrauma N = 154 | Polytrauma N = 155 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | Operative | 26 | (16.9%) | 6 | (3.9%) | <0.001 | |
Conservative | 128 | (83.1%) | 149 | (96.1%) | |||
I -A | 8 | Operative | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (14.3%) | N.S. |
Conservative | 1 | (100%) | 6 | (85.7%) | |||
I- B | 2 | Operative | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | N.S. |
Conservative | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (100%) | |||
II -A | 76 | Operative | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | N.S. |
Conservative | 27 | (100%) | 49 | (100%) | |||
II -B | 136 | Operative | 19 | (24.1%) | 3 | (5.3%) | 0.004 |
Conservative | 60 | (75.9%) | 54 | (94.7%) | |||
III -A | 68 | Operative | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | N.S. |
Conservative | 38 | (100%) | 30 | (100%) | |||
III -B | 19 | Operative | 4 | (44.4%) | 1 | (10.0%) | N.S. |
Conservative | 5 | (55.6%) | 9 | (90.0%) | |||