Body mass index, not local adiposity, best predicts surgical site infection following surgical fixation of distal femur fractures.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol · 2026 · PMC12996420 · PMID 41843213

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.112not close (p > 0.1)

The average age was about 4 years younger in the infection group than in the noninfected group; however, this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.112).

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