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Table 1
Patient demographics and mechanism of injury of intra-articular calcaneus fractures treated with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) and closed reduction percutaneous fixation (CRPF).
| Demographic | Study population | CRPF | ORIF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (n) | 62 | 33 | 29 |
| Age (mean +/− SD, years) | 41.0 | 43 | 41 |
| Sex (number [%]) | |||
| Males | 52 | 30 (91%) | 22 (76%) |
| Females | 10 | 3 (9%) | 7 (24%) |
| Body Mass Index | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.2 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Caucasian | 39 | 33 | 45 |
| African American | 48 | 52 | 45 |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Native American | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Tobacco Use (n, [%]) | 36 (58%) | 22 (67%) | 14 (48%) |
| Workers compensation | 4 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (7%) |
| Open fractures | 4 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (7%) |
| Mean follow-up (months) | 26.0 | 27.4 | 23.8 |
| Mean time to surgery (days)* | 12 | 4.5 | 20.8 |
| Mechanism of injury (n) | |||
| Fall | 54 | 29 | 25 |
| Motor vehicle collision | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Motorcycle accident | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Assault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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