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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Summary of patient demographics

From: Leg length discrepancy, overgrowth, and associated risk factors after a pediatric tibial shaft fracture

 

Number of patients

Sex (male/female)

75/28

Age (years)

7.1 ± 3.3 (1.0–13.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

19.5 ± 4.3

Side of limbs (right/left)

53/50

Fracture location (proximal one-third/middle one-third/distal one-third)

6/40/57

Fibular involvement (yes/no)

43/60

Stability (length stable/length unstable)

24/79

Injury mechanism (high energy/low energy)

66/37

Follow-up duration (years)

3.9 ± 2.0 (2.0 to 13.0)

Treatment (cast/TEN)

64/39

Fracture site shortening (mm)

0.8 ± 1.5

LLD > 1 cm (yes/no)

24/79

Overgrowth > 1 cm (yes/no)

27/76

  1. TEN titanium elastic nailing, LLD leg length discrepancy