First Author (Year) | Study Participants, n | Percent Male | Mean Age at Surgery, y | Mean Time from Injury to Surgery, days | Mechanism of Injury, n(%) | Injury Characteristics |
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Aprato et al. (2021) | 95 | – | ***50.6 ± 18.1 (IQR: 38–62) | 1.7; SD not reported | – | Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 42(44%), subtrochanteric fractures = 53(56%); AO/OTA32A = 20(21%); AO/OTA32B = 18(19%); AO/OTA32C(16%); AO/OTA31A3 = 42(44%) |
Brumback et al. (1992) | 106 | 68.0% | – | – | – | Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 106(100%) |
Coelho et al. (2008) | 6 | 100.0% | 25.2 ± 3.2 | – | MVA = 6(100%) | Uni-lateral diaphysial femoral fracture = 5(83%); Bi-lateral diaphysial femoral fracture = 1(17%) |
Hofmann et al. (1982) | 4 | 100%% | 43.5 ± 12.8 | – | – | Intertrochanteric fracture of the hip = 1(25%), subcapital fracture of the hip = 3(75%) |
Kao et al. (1993) | 63 | 66.7% | – | *3.7 ± 3.9 | MVA = 42(66%); High Fall = 12(19%); Pathologic Fracture = 3(5%); Miscellaneous Trauma = 6(10%) | Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 63(100%) |
Mallet et al. (2005) | 37 | 100.0% | 27.1 ± 10.4 | – | – | Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 37(100%); AO/ASIF classification A = 22(59%); AO/ASIF classification B = 3(8%); AO/ASIF classification C = 12(32%) |
Parulekar et al. (2021) | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3 ± 23.1 | **2 | MVA = 2(67%); Fall = 1(33%) | Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 2(67%); intertrochanteric fracture = 1(33%); associated head and neck injury = 24(65%); associated spine injury = 5(14%); associated chest injury = 9(24%); associated pelvic injury = 6(16%); associated upper limb injury = 5(14%) |
Peterson et al. (1985) | 4 | 100.0% | 24.3 ± 5.9 | 3.25 ± 2.2 | MVA = 3(75%); Gunshot = 1(25%) | Angulated & displaced femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); proximal femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); comminuted distal femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); femoral fracture with tibial-fibular fractures = 1(25%) |
Rajbabu et al. (2007) | 4 | 100.0% | 27.0 ± 7.7 | – | MVA = 4(100%) | Femur fracture + humerus fracture + laceration wounds over soft tissues of face = 1(25%); uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 2(50%); uni-lateral severely comminuted femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%) |
Rose et al. (2007) | 29 | 72% | ***40.0 ± 14.1 | – | MVA = 17(59%); Gunshot = 8(28%); Fall = 4(14%) | Femoral shaft fracture = 29(100%) |
Descriptive Statistics | Total = 351 | Range = 0–100% | Mean Range = 24.3–52.0 | Mean Range = 1.7–3.7 | MVA = 74 High Fall = 12 Fall = 4 Pathologic Fracture = 3 Gunshot = 9 Miscellaneous Trauma = 6 | Femoral shaft fracture = 293 (83.5%) Subtrochanteric fracture = 53 (15.1%) Intertrochanteric fracture = 2 (0.6%) Subcapital fracture = 3 (0.9%) |