Table 2

Complications and post-operative mortality
Patients
 Surgical time (min)
 Intra-op Complications
 Post-op complications
 Mortality <6 months
1
 65
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
2
 113
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
3
 103
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
4
 140
 Nil
 Excision of prominent fragment
 Alive
5
 89
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
6
 85
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
7
 130
 Fracture medial cortex femur
 Nil
 Died 2 weeks post-op
8
 167
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
9
 255
 Difficult access to piriformis
 Nil
 Alive
10
 91
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
11
 155
 Bleeding
 Nil
 Alive
12
 244
 Distal locking not possible
 Deep vein thrombosis
 Alive
13
 92
 Difficult access to piriformis
 Wound infection
 Alive
14
 160
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
15
 113
 Nil
 Nil
 Died 10 weeks post-op
16
 141
 Open reduction
 Nil
 Alive
17
 89
 Nil
 Nil
 Died 8 weeks post-op
18
 90
 1 proximal screw
 Nil
 Alive
19
 140
 Cerclage for comminution
 Nil
 Alive
20
 189
 Nil
 Post-op ileus
 Alive
21
 86
 Nil
 Distal screw backout
 Alive
22
 126
 Difficult access to piriformis
 Renal failure, death
 Died 10 days post-op
23
 185
 Open reduction
 Nil
 Alive
24
 182
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
25
 96
 MI
 Death 2 hours post-op
 Died 2 hours post-op
26
 104
 Nil
 Deep vein thrombosis
 Alive
27
 129
 Nil
 Proximal screw backout, wound infection
 Alive
28
 170
 Open reduction
 Non-union, implant frature
 Alive
29
 135
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
30
 141
 Varus reduction
 Fracture displacement
 Alive
31
 119
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
32
 145
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
33
 98
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive
34
 165
 Nil
 Post-op LVF & death
 Died 1 day post-op
35
 140
 Nil
 Post-op death
 Died 1 week post-op
36
 132
 Nil
 Excision of prominent fragment
 Died 3 months post-op
37
 114
 Nil
 Proximal screw backout
 Alive
38
 88
 Nil
 Unicortical fracture around nail
 Alive
39
 160
 Nil
 Wound infection
 Alive
40
 143
 Varus reduction
 Nil
 Alive
41
 130
 Open reduction
 Proximal screw migration
 Alive
42
 91
 Nil
 Nil
 Alive

Rethnam et al. Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007 1:7   doi:10.1186/1752-2897-1-7