Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of each study’s population
| Authors | Year of publication | Total n (n with adequate f/u) | Females/males | Average age, years (range) | Average follow-up, months (range) | Operative treatment (type) | Non-operative treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ip and Tsang [112] | 2007 | 24 (24) | 9/15 | 13 (9–17) | 27.4 (22–42) |
6 (K-wire, 2 parallel) 8 (screw + anti-rotation KW) 6 (TBW + 2 parallel KW) |
4 |
| Haxhija et al. [108] | 2006 | 25 (14) | 10/15a | 12 (7–15)a | 36 (12–96)b | 25 (K-wire) | 0 |
| Lee et al. [109] | 2005 | 25 (25) | 7/18 | 13.7 (7.5–17.4) | 27.2 (19–35) |
7 (K-wire) 14 (screw ± washer) 2 (suture) 2 (tension band) |
0 |
| Farsetti et al. [10] | 2001 | 42 (42) | 15/27 | 12 (8–15) | 408 (360–732) |
17 (K-wire or T-nail) 6 (fragment excision, then suture) |
19 |
| Pimpalnerkar et al. [114] | 1998 | 14 (14) | 2/12 | 9.7 (6–16) | 17.2 (12–24) |
5 (K-wire) 7 (screw) |
0 |
| Duun et al. [7] | 1994 | 33 (33) | 17/16 | 12 (7–15) | 96 (24–180) |
23 (K-wire) 1 (screw) 3 (suture) 6 (Palmer pins) |
0 |
| Skak et al. [110] | 1994 | 23 pts, 24 fxs (23 patients, 24 fxs)e | 11/13 | 10.3 (4–14) | 86.4 (24–156) |
6 (K-wire) 5 (suture) 10 (Palmer pins)d |
3 |
| Fowles et al. [5] | 1990 | 32 (28) | 5/27a | 12 (6-16)a | Non-op.: 17.9 (7–30); op.: 20 (6–28) | 9 patients treated with a screw, suture, or K-wirec | 19 |
| Wilson et al. [12] | 1988 | 57 (43) | 17/26 | Non-op.: 11.8 (7–16.2); op.: 12 (7.3–16.1) | 55.2 (18–108) |
10 (K-wire) 9 (screw) 4 (suture) |
20 |
| Hines et al. [6] | 1987 | 41 (31) | No data | 12.7 (7–16) | 49.2 (no range) |
27 (K-wire) 7 (CRPP k-wire) 7 [IF (K-wire) s/p arthrotomy for fragment excisiona] |
0 |
| Dias et al. [11] | 1987 | 20 (20) | 14/6 | 13.0 (9–16) | 42 (12–84) | 0 | 20 |
| van Niekerk and Severijnen [111] | 1985 | 20 (20) | 10/10 | 10 | 24 (6–84) |
9 (K-wire) 1 (suture) |
9f |
| Papavasiliou and Crawford [113] | 1982 | 91 (91) | 15/76g | 11.5 (5–17) | Range 36–216 (no mean given) | 63 (K-wire) | 28 |
| Bede et al. [3] | 1975 | 50 (50) | No data | 12.5 (6–17.9) | 31 (no range) | 16 (open reduction only) | 34 |
| Summary statistics | 498/459 | 132/261 | 11.93 | 6–216 | 321 | 156 |
aFrom initial cohort of patients
bFrom final cohort of patients with follow-up
cUnclear from text how many received each treatment
dTransepiphyseal (Salter–Harris type II) fracture treated with Palmer nails
eTwenty-three epicondyle fractures (one chronic) and one distal humeral epiphyseal (Salter–Harris type II) fracture
fOnly 19 of 20 patients had information about treatment
gNo specific numbers given; listed as 5:1 ratio of male to female patients