Table 1 Demographics and anatomical variations between nail and plate fixation groups

No. of patients

11

13

Gender (male) in no. (%)

7 (63.6)

8 (61.5)

Mean age (years)

68.2 ± 13.5

65.6 ± 15.0

Duration between initial surgery and failure (weeks)

36.7 ± 20.3

21.1 ± 18.9

Indication

 Fracture

9

8

 Tumour stabilisation

2

2

 Periprosthetic fracture

0

3

Comorbidities

 Immunosuppression

2

5

 Diabetes mellitus

2

1

 Cancer

3

1

Inner cortical diameter (mm)

16.1 ± 2.7

16.4 ± 3.3

Cerclage (no.)

6

3

Distance to A. circumflexa femoris anterior (mm)

24.3 (range 0–52)

N/A

Distance between cerclages (mm)

28.9 (range 17–54)

33.5 (range 25–44)

Distance between screws (mm)

N/A

63.8 ± 52.0

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

42.5 ± 68.6

24.4 ± 33.7

White blood count (G/l)

9.6 ± 3.4

8.4 ± 1.8