Table 1.

Splint group (SG) versus cast group (CG). Significant differences identified between splint and cast-managed injuries.

Significant variable	SG (sd)	CG (sd)	p-value
Mean age (yrs)	9.4 (3.0)	7.3 (3.5)	0.016
Mean clinical visits (n)	2.1 (0.57)	2.9 (0.69)	< 0.001
Mean radiographic exams (n)	1.6 (0.62)	2.3 (0.65)	< 0.001
Mean encounter time (hrs)*	3.5 (0.89)	5 (2.2)	0.015

^*total encounter time included a subset of injuries with all clinical visits occurring at our institution