Early complications of preoperative external traction fixation in the staged treatment of tibial fractures: A series of 402 cases

Table 3 Complications details

Cases	Age	Sex	Injury mechanism	Fractures, AO/OTA	Pin placement	Complications	Comorbidity	Outcome	Traction duration in d
1	32	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Discharge	-	Recovered	9
2	45	Male	Fall	44	Hammering	Cellulitis	-	Recovered	10
3	56	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Loosening	-	Recovered	11
4	41	Male	Traffic trauma	41	Drilling	Dorsal foot hypoesthesia	Obesity	Recovered	10
5	32	Female	Traffic trauma	44	Hammering	Effusion	-	Recovered	11
6	56	Female	Traffic trauma	41	Drilling	Loosening	-	Recovered	9
7	67	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Effusion& Loosening	Osteoporosis	Recovered	8
8	55	Male	Fall	41	Drilling	Infection &Loosening	Diabetes	Twice debridement	8
9	67	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Erysipelas	Hypertension	Recovered	6
10	44	Male	Traffic trauma	41	Hammering	Reducing ankle extension	-	Recovered	4
11	24	Male	Traffic trauma	41	Drilling	Effusion	-	Recovered	6
12	37	Male	Traffic trauma	44	Hammering	Loosening	-	Recovered	6
13	19	Male	Traffic trauma	44	Drilling	Dorsal foot hypoesthesia	-	No	2
14	28	Male	Traffic trauma	44	Hammering	Iatrogenic fracture	-	Recovered	8
15	37	Female	Traffic trauma	42	Drilling	Reducing hallux extension	Obesity	Recovered	7
16	32	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Effusion	-	Recovered	8
17	56	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Hammering	Reducing hallux extension	Coronary heart disease	Recovered	8
18	45	Male	Traffic trauma	43	Drilling	Loosening	-	Recovered	19
19	56	Female	Traffic trauma	44	Drilling	Effusion	Diabetes	Recovered	11