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Table 3 Summary of pertinent variables associated with or without open reduction (n = 120)

From: Kirschner Wire Prying and Leverage Technique: a new closed reduction method in treatment of pediatric “Irreducible Supracondylar Humerus Fractures”

Characteristic

CRPP (n = 93)

ORIF (n = 27)

P value

Age (yr)

  

P < 0.001

4–6y

41 (97.6%)

1 (2.4%)

 

7–9y

38 (72%)

15 (28%)

 

10–14y

14 (56%)

11 (44%)

 

Sex

  

P = 0.618

Male

60 (79%)

16 (21%)

 

Female

33 (75%)

11 (25%)

 

BMI

16.84

 

P = 0.002

 < 17.37

55 (89%)

7 (11%)

 

 > 17.37

38 (66%)

20 (34%)

 

Time to surgery (hs)

  

P = 0.007

 < 24hs

17 (94.5%)

1 (5.5%)

 

24–72hs

47 (84%)

9 (16%)

 

 > 72hs

29 (63%)

17 (37%)

 

Gartland classification

  

P = 0.137

Type3

27 (87%)

4 (13%)

 

Type4

66 (74%)

23 (26%)

 

Initial deviation

  

P < 0.001

Posterolateral (extension)

60 (82%)

13 (18%)

 

Posteromedial (extension)

23 (96%)

1 (4%)

 

Anterolateral (flexion)

8 (38%)

13 (62%)

 

Anteromedial (flexion)

2 (100%)

0 (0)