A comparative study of two percutaneous pinning techniques (lateral vs medial–lateral) for Gartland type III pediatric supracondylar fracture of the humerus

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Comparison of variables

Variables	Lateral entry (n = 31)	Medial−lateral entry (n = 31)	P value
Sex distribution^a
Male	23	22	1.000
Female	8	9	1.000
Mean age of the patient (years)^b	8.25 ± 2.26	8.55 ± 2.33	0.314
Side affected^a
Left	26 (83 %)	22 (71 %)	0.362
Right	5 (17 %)	9 (29 %)	0.362
Hospital stay (days)^b	2.32 ± 0.50	2.51 ± 0.64	0.381
Fracture type^a
PM	25 (87 %)	23 (74 %)	0.762
PL	6 (13 %)	8 (26 %)	0.762
Average delay from injury to surgery (days)^b	2.25 ± 0.68	2.35 ± 0.66	0.447
Average follow-up (weeks)^b	35.29 ± 9.84	33.529 ± 10.36	1.000
Pin tract infection^a	3 (9.6 %)	1 (3.2 %)	0.612
Iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury^a	0 (0 %)	2 (6.5 %)	0.491
Functional results (Flynn grading)^a
Excellent	23 (74.19 %)	26 (83.87 %)	0.533
Good	8 (25.82 %)	5 (16.12 %)	0.533