Table 6.
Results for the treatment of femur fracture among 30 children according the type of fracture
| Variable | Category | Type | Total | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse | Oblique | |||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Traction | Skin traction | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.086 |
| Skeletal traction | 18 | 100.0 | 6 | 75.0 | 24 | 92.3 | ||
| Acute complications | Yes | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.529 |
| No | 17 | 94.4 | 7 | 87.5 | 24 | 92.3 | ||
| Shortening | No | 16 | 88.9 | 8 | 100.0 | 24 | 92.3 | >0.999 |
| Yes | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | ||
| Overgrowth | No | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 62.5 | 11 | 42.3 | 0.218 |
| Yes | 12 | 66.7 | 3 | 37.5 | 15 | 57.7 | ||
| Valgus | No | 11 | 61.1 | 3 | 37.5 | 14 | 53.8 | 0.401 |
| Yes | 7 | 38.9 | 5 | 62.5 | 12 | 46.2 | ||
| Varus | No | 17 | 94.4 | 7 | 87.5 | 24 | 92.3 | 0.529 |
| Yes | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 7.7 | ||
| Anterior angulation | No | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.062 |
| Yes | 11 | 61.1 | 8 | 100.0 | 19 | 73.1 | ||
| Posterior angulation | No | 14 | 77.8 | 8 | 100.0 | 22 | 84.6 | 0.277 |
| Yes | 4 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15.4 | ||
| Others hospitalizations | No | 15 | 83.3 | 5 | 62.5 | 20 | 76.9 | 0.330 |
| Yes | 3 | 16.7 | 3 | 37.5 | 6 | 23.1 | ||
| Complaints | No | 18 | 100 | 5 | 62.5 | 23 | 88.5 | 0.232 |
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 11.5 | ||
| Total | 18 | 100 | 8 | 100 | 26 | 100 | ||