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Table 2 Fracture type, duration of surgery by qualification of the surgeons

From: Use of the gamma3™ nail in a teaching hospital for trochanteric fractures: mechanical complications, functional outcomes, and quality of life

Data

All patients (n=90)

Qualification of surgeon

Consultant (n=52)

Resident (n=38)

Fracture type*

 

trochanteric A1

32 (36%)

17 (33%)

15 (39%)

trochanteric A2

30 (33%)

17 (33%)

13 (34%)

trochanteric A3

17 (19%)

9 (17%)

8 (21%)

subtrochanteric A1

8 (9%)

7 (13%)

-

subtrochanteric A2

2 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (3%)

subtrochanteric A3

1 (1%)

1 (2%)

1 (3%)

Duration of surgery in min (±SD) (95% CI)

53 (±31) (46-60)

54 (±34) (45-64)

52 (±29) (42-61)**

Time of hospitalization in days (±SD) (95% CI)

14.1 (±5.1) (13.0-15.2)

14.3 (±5.7) (12.7-15.9)

13.9 (± 4.3) *** (12.5-15.3)

  1. *according to the AO classification.
  2. **p=0.790.
  3. ***p=0.461