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Table 1 Patient demographics and overall results according to working or non-working hours

From: Is there an optimal timing for surgical treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures in the first 24 hours?

 

Working hours (n=79)

Non-working hours (n=71)

p value

Age

6.4 ± 2.5

5.4 ± 2.8

0.387

Female gender

31/79 (39.2%)

37/71 (52.1%)

0.114

Open reduction

25/79 (31.6%)

20/71 (28.2%)

0.642

Mean operative duration (minutes)

64.7 ± 35.2

58.9 ± 33.0

0.211

Time until surgery (hours)

14.0 ± 5.1

6.0 ± 3.5

<0.001*

Reduction parameters on early postoperative radiographs

   

Lateral capitellohumeral angle within normal limits

70/79 (88.6%)

66/71 (93.0%)

0.357

Baumann angle within normal limits

74/79 (93.7%)

67/71 (94.4%)

0.567

Anterior humeral line

  

0.639

Excellent

18/79 (22.8%)

12/71 (16.9%)

 

Acceptable

56/79 (70.9%)

55/71 (77.5%)

 

Poor

5/79 (6.3%)

4/71 (5.6%)