Table 2. Complications during Treatment and Their Management.
Complication | No. of patients | Management of complication | |
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Standard group | Accelerated group | ||
Rash around groin and thigh | 5 | 7 | Not applicable |
Tight cast with swelling of feet | 2 | 3 | Removal of cast followed by reapplication after swelling subsided |
Cast slippage | 3 | 2 | Reapplication of cast |
Excessive irritability in brace | 5 | 4 | Reassurance to parents |
Both-bone leg fracture | 0 | 1 | Cast continued for 2 more weeks |
Sore due to brace | 2 | 1 | Change of brace |
Minor saw injury | 2 | 2 | Wound dressing and cast continuation |