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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Comparison of variables between patients with LLD < 1 cm and those with LLD ≥ 1 cm

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

 

LLD < 1 cm (N = 79)

LLD ≥ 1 cm (N = 24)

p-value

Sex (male/female)

53/26

22/2

0.018

Age (years)

6.8 ± 3.6

8.0 ± 2.0

0.041

Body mass index (kg/m2)

19.4 ± 3.7

20.3 ± 5.6

0.380

Side of limbs (right/left)

40/39

13/11

0.762

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

6/26/47

0/14/10

0.051

Fibular involvement (yes/no)

27/52

16/8

0.005

Stability (length stable/length unstable)

17/62

7/17

0.438

Injury mechanism (high energy/low energy)

45/34

21/3

0.006

Follow-up duration (years)

3.9 ± 2.1

4.1 ± 1.7

0.670

Treatment (cast/TEN)

57/22

7/17

 < 0.001

  1. LLD leg length discrepancy, TEN titanium elastic nailing