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Table 1 Demographic data of children with displaced distal metaphyseal radius fractures

From: Effect of childhood overweight on distal metaphyseal radius fractures treated by closed reduction

Variables

Values

Number of patients

142

Age (years)

9.2 ± 3.1

Gender

 

 Male

101 (71.1%)

 Female

41 (28.9%)

Weight status

 

 Normal weight

91 (64.1%)

 Overweight

32 (22.5%)

 Obesity

19 (13.4%)

Conservative treatment outcome

 

 Successful reduction

121

  Initial reduction

103 (85.1%)

  Final reduction

18 (14.9%)

 Failed reduction

21

Extent of reduction

 

 Anatomic

32 (26.4%)

 Good

49 (40.5%)

 Fair

40 (33.1%)

Number of patients with redisplacement

32

Time of redisplacement

 

 Within 1 week

23 (71.9%)

 One week later

9 (28.1%)