Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
LLD < 1 cm (N = 79) | LLD ≥ 1 cm (N = 24) | p-value | |
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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 |