Fig 1.
Flow diagram of the study design.
DOTJ, Database of Orthopaedic Trauma managed by the Japanese Society for Fracture Repair.
Fig 2.
Pre- and post-operative changes in lower extremity function scale (LEFS) scores of enrolled patients.
Fig 3.
Distribution of the lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) score of the enrolled patients.
Table 1.
Background characteristics of the patients, primary and secondary outcomes of the salvage and amputation groups.
Fig 4.
Flow diagram of the additional analysis.
LEFS, lower extremity functional scale.
Table 2.
Characteristics of the patients included in the additional analysis, and results of the additional analysis for the primary and secondary outcomes.
Fig 5.
Additional analysis of the lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) scores in a limited number of patients, excluding those with contralateral leg injuries, pelvic ring or acetabular fractures, and a pre-injury LEFS score of <77.