Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Comparison of outcomes between groups
From: Titanium elastic nailing versus hip spica cast in treatment of femoral-shaft fractures in children
TEN n = 23 | Spica cast n = 23 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 7.1 ± 1.8 | 6.5 ± 1.5 | 0.225* | |
Male/female | 15 (65.2%)/8 (34.7%) | 16 (69.5%)/7 (30.4%) | 0.500** | |
Hospital stay (days) | 6.9 ± 2.9 | 20.5 ± 5.8 | <0.001* | |
Time to start walking with aids (days) | 17.6 ± 10.2 | 65.6 ± 10.7 | <0.001* | |
Time to start walking independently (days) | 35.2 ± 13.2 | 80.0 ± 10.1 | <0.001* | |
Time to return to school (days) | 31.5 ± 13.4 | 64.3 ± 19.6 | <0.001* | |
Parent satisfaction | ||||
Excellent | 12 (52.1%) | 2 (8.6%) | 0.003** | |
Good | 11 (47.8%) | 15 (65.2%) | ||
Moderate | 0 | 2 (8.6%) | ||
Weak | 0 | 4 (17.3%) | ||
Knee range of motion (degree) | 133.5 ± 13.4 | 138.7 ± 3.4 | 0.078* | |
Malunion | 0 | 3 (13.0%) | 0.117** | |
Infection | 3 (13.0%) | 0 | 0.117** | |