Table 3.
Descriptive Factors Associated With Patients Experiencing Growth Disturbance After Tibial Spine Fracture Treatment
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | Patient 8 | Patient 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 12.8 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Sex | Male | Male | Female | Male | Male | Male | Male | Female | Male |
| Follow-up time, mo | 17.3 | 50.3 | 81.9 | 115.5 | 18.0 | 57.4 | 9.5 | 20.7 | 32.6 |
| Surgical treatment | ARIF | ORIF | ARIF | ARIF | ARIF | ARIF | ARIF | ARIF | ARIF |
| Fixation: screw or suture (type) | Suture | Screw and Suture | Screw | Screw | Suture | Suture | Suture | Suture | Suture |
| Placement of screw or suture | E | N/A∗ | E | E | T | T | T | T | E |
| Type of suture | R | NR | None | None | R | R | R | NR | R |
| Type of screw | None | R | NR | NR | None | None | None | None | None |
| LLD, cm | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +2 | +0.5 | +1 | +0.8 | Valgus angular deformity | +0.6 |
| Treatment to address growth arrest? | None | Shoe lift | 1/4-in lift | 3/8-in lift | None | None | None | Proximal medial tibial hemiepiphysiodesis | None |
ARIF, arthroscopic reduction internal fixation; E, epiphyseal; LLD, leg-length discrepancy; NR, nonresorbable suture or screw, ORIF, open reduction internal fixation; R, resorbable screw/suture, T, transphyseal.
∗
N/A correlates with data not available.