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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Comparison of variables between patients with overgrowth < 1 cm and those with overgrowth ≥ 1 cm

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

 

Overgrowth < 1 cm (N = 76)

Overgrowth ≥ 1 cm (N = 27)

p-value

Sex (male/female)

51/25

24/3

0.029

Age (years)

6.8 ± 3.6

7.9 ± 2.3

0.052

Body mass index (kg/m2)

19.3 ± 3.7

19.8 ± 5.5

0.687

Side of limbs (right/left)

37/39

16/11

0.345

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

6/25/45

0/15/12

0.062

Fibular involvement (yes/no)

25/51

18/9

0.002

Stability (length stable/length unstable)

17/59

7/20

0.707

Injury mechanism (high energy/low energy)

43/33

23/4

0.008

Follow-up duration (years)

3.9 ± 2.1

4.0 ± 1.7

0.904

Treatment (cast/TEN)

56/20

8/19

 < 0.001

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