Table 4 Demographic Information of Study Participants

Aprato et al. (2021)

95

–

***50.6 ± 18.1 (IQR: 38–62)

1.7; SD not reported

–

Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 42(44%), subtrochanteric fractures = 53(56%); AO/OTA32A = 20(21%); AO/OTA32B = 18(19%); AO/OTA32C(16%); AO/OTA31A3 = 42(44%)

Brumback et al. (1992)

106

68.0%

–

–

–

Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 106(100%)

Coelho et al. (2008)

6

100.0%

25.2 ± 3.2

–

MVA = 6(100%)

Uni-lateral diaphysial femoral fracture = 5(83%); Bi-lateral diaphysial femoral fracture = 1(17%)

Hofmann et al. (1982)

4

100%%

43.5 ± 12.8

–

–

Intertrochanteric fracture of the hip = 1(25%), subcapital fracture of the hip = 3(75%)

Kao et al. (1993)

63

66.7%

–

*3.7 ± 3.9

MVA = 42(66%); High Fall = 12(19%); Pathologic Fracture = 3(5%); Miscellaneous Trauma = 6(10%)

Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 63(100%)

Mallet et al. (2005)

37

100.0%

27.1 ± 10.4

–

–

Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 37(100%); AO/ASIF classification A = 22(59%); AO/ASIF classification B = 3(8%); AO/ASIF classification C = 12(32%)

Parulekar et al. (2021)

3

0.0%

33.3 ± 23.1

**2

MVA = 2(67%); Fall = 1(33%)

Uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 2(67%); intertrochanteric fracture = 1(33%); associated head and neck injury = 24(65%); associated spine injury = 5(14%); associated chest injury = 9(24%); associated pelvic injury = 6(16%); associated upper limb injury = 5(14%)

Peterson et al. (1985)

4

100.0%

24.3 ± 5.9

3.25 ± 2.2

MVA = 3(75%); Gunshot = 1(25%)

Angulated & displaced femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); proximal femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); comminuted distal femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%); femoral fracture with tibial-fibular fractures = 1(25%)

Rajbabu et al. (2007)

4

100.0%

27.0 ± 7.7

–

MVA = 4(100%)

Femur fracture + humerus fracture + laceration wounds over soft tissues of face = 1(25%); uni-lateral femoral shaft fracture = 2(50%); uni-lateral severely comminuted femoral shaft fracture = 1(25%)

Rose et al. (2007)

29

72%

***40.0 ± 14.1

–

MVA = 17(59%); Gunshot = 8(28%); Fall = 4(14%)

Femoral shaft fracture = 29(100%)

Descriptive Statistics

Total = 351

Range = 0–100%

Mean Range = 24.3–52.0

Mean Range = 1.7–3.7

MVA = 74

High Fall = 12

Fall = 4

Pathologic Fracture = 3

Gunshot = 9

Miscellaneous Trauma = 6

Femoral shaft fracture = 293 (83.5%)

Subtrochanteric fracture = 53 (15.1%)

Intertrochanteric fracture = 2 (0.6%)

Subcapital fracture = 3 (0.9%)