Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Orthop. Aug 18, 2023; 14(8): 621-629
Published online Aug 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i8.621
Table 1 Patient demographics, fracture type, treatment type, number of comorbidities, length of hospital stay, admission residence, discharge destination and time from admission to death in both surgical and conservative groups
Patient No.
Sex
Age, yr
Fracture type
Treatment
Number of co-morbidities
Length of hospital stay, d
Admission residence
Discharge destination
Time from admission to death, d
1F98Periprosthetic – THRSurgery322HomeInstitutionAlive
2F98Distal femurSurgery325HomeHomeAlive
3F96Periprosthetic - ThompsonsSurgery429InstitutionalDead29
4F96Distal femurSurgery021HomeInstitutionAlive
5F96Distal femurSurgery030HomeHomeAlive
6F95Periprosthetic – ThompsonsConservative520HomeInstitutionAlive
7F95Distal femurSurgery38HomeInstitutionAlive
8F95Periprosthetic – ThompsonsSurgery312HomeInstitutionAlive
9F95Distal tibia/fibulaConservative417InstitutionalInstitution237
10F95Distal femurSurgery011HomeInstitution300
11F94Distal tibia/fibulaSurgery018HomeInstitutionAlive
12F94Periprosthetic – THRConservative717HomeInstitution376
13F94Distal femurSurgery012HomeInstitution429
14F94Distal femurSurgery314HomeInstitution264
15F93Distal tibia/fibulaSurgery324HomeInstitutionAlive
16F92Periprosthetic – ThompsonsConservative224InstitutionalInstitutionAlive
17F92Periprosthetic – THRSurgery211HomeInstitutionAlive
18F92Distal femurSurgery011HomeInstitutionAlive
19F92Distal femurSurgery115HomeInstitution39
20F92Distal tibia/ fibulaSurgery239HomeInstitution50
21F91Distal femur- bilateralConservative213HomeInstitutionAlive
22F91Femoral shaftSurgery316HomeInstitution50
23F91Distal femur – BilateralSurgery328HomeInstitutionAlive
24F90Periprosthetic – THRSurgery128HomeInstitutionAlive
25F90Periprosthetic – ThompsonsSurgery828HomeInstitution505
26M90Distal femurSurgery411HomeInstitution451
27F90Femoral shaftSurgery217HomeInstitutionAlive
28F90Proximal tibia/fibulaSurgery15HomeInstitutionAlive
Table 2 Summary showing discharge outcomes of both surgical (group 1) and conservative (group 2)

No. of patients (%)
Gender
Male1 (3.6)
Female27 (96.4)
Fracture type
Distal femur12 (40)
Periprosthetic11 (37)
Distal tibia/fibular4 (13)
Femoral shaft2 (7)
Proximal tibia/fibula1 (3)
Type of operation
Open reduction internal fixation8 (27)
Revision arthroplasty5 (17)
Intramedullary nail10 (33)
Distal femoral replacement1 (3)
No operation6 (20)
Surgical (Group 1)
Admitted from home22 (96)
Admitted from an institution1 (4)
Discharged home2 (9)
Discharged to an institution21 (91)
Conservative (Group 2)
Admitted from home3 (60)
Admitted from an institution2 (40)
Discharged home0 (0)
Discharged to an institution5 (100)