TABLE I.
Baseline Characteristics of the Groups
| Variable | PT Group, N = 27 | No-PT Group, N = 31 | P Value* |
| Age† (yr) | 6.04 ± 1.32 | 6.71 ± 1.68 | 0.093 |
| Sex‡ | 0.194 | ||
| M | 11 (41) | 19 (61) | |
| F | 16 (59) | 12 (39) | |
| Fracture treatment‡ | 0.861 | ||
| Surgery | 15 (56) | 19 (61) | |
| Cast only | 12 (44) | 12 (39) | |
| Gartland fracture type‡ | 0.798 | ||
| I | 11 (41) | 10 (32) | |
| II | 6 (22) | 8 (26) | |
| III | 10 (37) | 13 (42) | |
| Side of injury‡ | 0.524 | ||
| L | 17 (63) | 23 (74) | |
| R | 10 (37) | 8 (26) |
*
T test (for continuous variables) or chi-square test (for categorical variables).
†
The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation.
‡
The values are given as the number of patients, with the percentage in parentheses.