No. of cases | Type of infection | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Superficial | Deep | |||
L | 37 | 5 (13.5%) | 3 (8.1%) | 8 (21.6%) |
I | 48 | 1 (2.1%) | 0 | 1 (2.1%) |
p Value | 0.042* | 0.045* | 0.004* |
p, late versus immediate.
*Statistically significant.
I, immediate intramedullary nailing; L, late intramedullary nailing; no., number.