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Table 3 The correlation between the concomitant fibula fracture and energy of injury, the amount of initial fracture displacement

From: Open reduction and internal fixation for displaced Salter-Harris type II fractures of the distal tibia: a retrospective study of sixty-five cases in children

Variables

Concomitant fibular fracture (n = 42)

Intact fibula (n = 23)

P

Energy of injury

 High

16

6

0.338

 Low

26

17

 

Initial displacement (mm)

9.1 ± 4.4

6.0 ± 1.9

0.002

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X