Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Overgrowth < 1 cm (N = 76) | Overgrowth ≥ 1 cm (N = 27) | p-value | |
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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 |