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. 2013 Oct;84(5):489–494. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2013.850010

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study population. Unless otherwise stated, values are percentages

Total AEC AEC + BEC
No. of children 127 62 65
Mean (SD) age at time of fracture, years 7.9 (3.2) 8.7 (3.3) 7.1 (2.9)
Male sex 69 69 68
Dominant arm fractured 38 24 52
Fracture type, radius
 Greenstick 46 34 58
 Complete 54 66 42
 Mean (SD) location of fracture of radius a 49 50 (13) 49 (14)
Fracture type, ulna
 Greenstick 55 48 63
 Complete 45 53 38
 Mean (SD) location of fracture of ulna a 37 39 (13) 35 (10)
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The location of the fracture was calculated by dividing the distance of the fracture to the wrist by the length of the bone.

AEC: above-elbow cast; BEC: below-elbow cast.