Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients
Group A (FIN) | Group B (Skin traction + Spica braces) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
Mean age (years) | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 0.231 |
Patients quantity (N) | 68 | 57 | |
Sex | |||
Male | 44 (64.7%) | 36 (63.2%) | 0.858 |
Female | 24 (35.3%) | 21 (36.8%) | |
Injured femur | |||
Left side | 34 (50.0%) | 29 (50.9%) | 0.922 |
Right side | 34 (50.0%) | 28 (49.1%) | |
Injury mechanism | |||
Fall | 34 (50.0%) | 36 (63.2%) | 0.270 |
Pedestrian injury by vehicles | 23 (33.8%) | 16 (28.1%) | |
Others | 11 (16.2%) | 5 (8.8%) | |
Fracture type (AO classification) | |||
A1 | 19 (27.9%) | 16 (28.1%) | 0.804 |
A2 | 32 (47.1%) | 24 (42.1%) | |
A3 | 17 (25.0%) | 17 (29.8%) | |
Hospitalization cost (US dollar) | 3647.0 ± 1940.7 | 1771.9 ± 667.1 | 0.001# |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 16.3 ± 4.9 | 22.5 ± 6.3 | 0.071 |
Bone healing time (months) | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.212 |
Follow-up time (years) | 4.5 ± 3.7 | 3.8 ± 2.7 | 0.556 |
Knee function (Knee Society Score) | |||
Excellent | 59 (86.8%) | 54 (94.7%) | 0.151 |
Good | 5 (7.4%) | 3 (5.3%) | |
Fine | 4 (5.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Poor | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Complications | |||
Knee function limitation | 2 | 2 | 0.621 |
Pain | 5 | 2 | 0.299 |
Bone deformity | 3 | 3 | 0.573 |
Limb length discrepancy | 4 | 2 | 0.427 |
Infections | 3 | 0 | 0.108 |
Re-fracture | 1 | 0 | 0.358 |
Nonunion or delayed union | 0 | 0 | |