Table 2.
2007 | 2014 | P-value | |
Patients (n) | 100 | 100 | |
Male : Female | 62 : 38 | 61 : 39 | 0.84 |
Mean age (years) | 9.8 (1.2–16.2) | 10.0 (1.2–16.4) | 0.71 |
Age group: | |||
Toddler | 7 | 1 | 0.09 |
Pre-school | 4 | 9 | |
Young school | 36 | 37 | |
Older school | 53 | 53 | |
Operated | 22 | 26 | 0.36 |
MUA | 17 | 21 | |
Internal fixation | 5: plate 3, k-wire 1, fn 1 | 5: plate 2, k-wire 3 | |
Fracture type: | |||
Physeal | 13 | 10 | 0.70 |
Metaphyseal | 73 | 78 | |
Distal diaphyseal | 14 | 12 |
fn, flexible nails; MUA, manipulation under anaesthesia.