Table 5.

Complications of the 160 patients with displaced (Gartland [4] type II and III) extension type supracondylar fractures of humerus randomly assigned to receive percutaneous fixation with either crossed medial-lateral pin or, two-lateral pins

Complications	Crossed medial-lateral pin entry group † (n = 80)	Two-lateral pin entry group* (n = 80)	p value
Neurovascular complications at the time of admission ψ			0.75¶
Radial nerve injury	6 (8)	5 (6)
Median nerve injury	9 (11)	12 (15)
Pulseless pink hand	7 (9)	6 (8)
Iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury ψ	0	0	1.0ρ
Pin track infection at three weeks follow-up visit ψ	2 (3)	3 (4)	1.0ρ

ψ The datas are given as the number (%) of patients. ¶ Chi-square test. ρ Fisher's exact test

† Data were missing for 2 patients in case of pin track infection because they do not come after the surgery* Data were missing for 2 patients in case of pin track infection because they do not after the surgery