Of the 98 floating @entity3331 that were consecutively treated from 1987 to 1997, 89 @entity1 were available for analysis. There were 80 males and 9 females, ranging from 15 to 70 years old. Average follow-up was 5 (2-12) years. Injury severity scores ranged from 18 to 45. 21 @entity174 were @entity7334 were open. Substantial comminuted and segmental @entity174 occurred in 57 cases and 35 cases, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that increasing age was associated with delays in bony union and full weight bearing ability. An increase in the number of pack years smoked at the time of injury predicted the likelihood of knee @entity2693 , delays in bony union and full weight bearing ability. Higher injury severity scores were associated with delayed full weight bearing ability. The presence of @entity4422 predicted the likelihood of knee @entity2693 and delayed full weight bearing ability. Comminuted @entity174 were associated with malunion, and segmental @entity174 with delayed bony union. Using the outcome of floating @entity3331 as fair or poor, according to Karlstr  m and Olerud's criteria, we constructed a preoperative prognostic scoring scale which showed a sensitivity of 0.72 and a specificity of 0.90.

Predictors of outcome of floating @entity3331 in adults: 89 XXXX followed for 2-12 years.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures'] @entity4422 :: ('MESH:D005597', 'Disease') :: ['open fractures'] @entity3331 :: ('MESH:D007718', 'Disease') :: ['knee injuries'] @entity7334 :: ('MESH:D057072', 'Disease') :: ['intra-articular. 55 fractures'] @entity2693 :: ('MESH:C566112', 'Disease') :: ['stiffness']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
