Table 3. Demographic data of pediatric and adult patients.
| Variable | Pediatric | Adult | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 76 | 457 | |
| Male | 50 (65.8) | 358 (78.3) | 0.017 |
| Female | 26 (34.2) | 99 (21.7) | |
| Injured hand | 76 | 457 | |
| Right hand | 42 (55.3) | 240 (52.5) | 0.657 |
| Left hand | 34 (44.7) | 214 (46.8) | |
| Both | 0 | 3 (0.7) | |
| Mechanism of injury | 76 | 457 | |
| Knife | 24 (31.6) | 181 (39.6) | 0.495 |
| Glass | 29 (38.1) | 156 (34.1) | |
| Crush | 23 (30.3) | 116 (25.4) | |
| Unknown | 0 | 4 (0.9) | |
| Flexor/Extensor tendon | 76 | 457 | |
| Flexor tendon | 23 (30.3) | 87 (19.0) | < 0.001 |
| Extensor tendon | 38 (50.0) | 335 (73.3) | |
| Combination injury | 15 (19.7) | 35 (7.7) | |
| Complete/Partial rupture | 76 | 457 | |
| Complete rupture | 41 (53.9) | 239 (52.3) | 0.790 |
| Partial rupture | 31 (40.8) | 188 (41.1) | |
| Mixed type injury | 4 (5.3) | 30 (6.6) | |
| Number of injured tendons | 76 | 457 | |
| 1 | 68 (89.5) | 405 (88.6) | |
| 2 | 3 (3.9) | 36 (7.9) | 0.828 |
| 3 or more | 5 (6.6) | 16 (3.5) | |
| Affected finger | 91 | 541 | |
| Thumb | 20 (21.9) | 104 (19.2) | 0.488 |
| Index | 18 (19.8) | 141 (26.1) | |
| Middle | 23 (25.3) | 119 (21.9) | |
| Ring | 13 (14.3) | 88 (16.3) | |
| Little | 17 (18.7) | 89 (16.5) | |
| Combined injury | |||
| Neurovascular injury | 13 (17.1) | 93 (20.4) | 0.181 |
| Fracture | 4 (5.3) | 70 (15.3) | |
| Complication | |||
| Yes | 7 (9.2) | 36 (7.9) | 0.693 |
Values are presented as number (%).