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Table 1 Basic condition of patients

From: Lateral entry pins and Slongo’s external fixation: which method is more ideal for older children with supracondylar humeral fractures?

Group

Kirschner wire

External fixation

P

Gender (male/female)*

25:11

20:12

0.546

Age (years old)

10.58 ± 1.63

11.14 ± 1.55

0.792

Height (cm)

121.33 ± 21.99

108.39 ± 23.26

0.860

Weight (kg)

32.95 ± 16.96

35.63 ± 12.68

0.140

Affected side (example, left/right)

20:16

15:17

0.475

Type (example)*

  

0.284

 Gartland II

14 (38.9%)

6 (18.8%)

 

 Gartland III

21 (58.3%)

24 (75%)

 

 Flexion type

1 (2.8%)

2 (6.3%)

 

Time from admission to operation (h)

35.81 ± 27.96

59.69 ± 38.97

0.151

Hospitalization time (d)

3.81 ± 0.17

4.78 ± 0.26

0.807

Operation time (min)

25.09 ± 4.15

50.86 ± 3.38

0.037

Number of intraoperative fluoroscopy (time)

16.81 ± 2.83

22.97 ± 1.86

0.022

Time for removal of internal fixation (weeks)

5.04 ± 0.37

4.07 ± 0.22

0.006

  1. *Use the chi-square test to calculate the P value