Table 1 Demographic characteristics according to treatment group
Demographic characteristics | Plating | IMN | Skin traction | Ex-Fix | TEN | Spica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 151 |
Average age (years) | 10.5 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
Sex (M/F) (% of patients) | 67:33 | 67:33 | 64:36 | 62:38 | 52:48 | 75:25 |
Side (L/R) (% of patients) | 0:100 | 55:45 | 55:45 | 57:43 | 62:38 | 54:46 |
Type of fracture (% of patients) | ||||||
Spiral | 33.3 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 30 | 67 |
Oblique | 33.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Transverse | 33.3 | 80 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 20 |
Comminuted | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Buckle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mechanism of injury (% of patients) | ||||||
Fall from height | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Motor vehicle accident | 0 | 42 | 0 | 75 | 50 | 9 |
Fall with minor trauma | 100 | 50 | 100 | 17 | 45 | 81 |
Skating/biking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Multitrauma injury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |