TABLE IV.

Cohort Follow-up Data and Complications

Parameter	AL Group (N = 17)	PL Group (N = 44)	P Value	R Value*
Duration between injury and surgery† (days)	5.2 ± 4.8 (1-16)	4.7 ± 4.6 (0-21)	0.718	0.05
Follow-up duration† (mo)	20.0 ± 18.8 (6-70)	14.6 ± 13.4 (6-61)	0.354	0.16
Duration of immobilization† (wk)	4.2 ± 0.5 (3-5.5)	4.8 ± 1.4 (3-8)	0.117	0.22
Time from surgery to osseous union† (wk)	6.6 ± 0.9 (6-8)	6.5 ± 1.1 (5-10)	0.785	0.03
Duration between ORIF and wire removal (3 cases excluded)† (mo)	3.6 ± 0.9 (2.5-6)	4.0 ± 2.0 (1.5-10)	0.428	0.10
Complications‡
Pin-track infection	0	3	0.368	0.14
Secondary displacement	0	1	0.721	0.08
Cubitus varus deformity	0	7	0.092	0.22
Malunion	0	3	0.368	014
Elbow joint contracture	0	6	0.127	0.20
Restriction of flexion (>10°)	0	5
11° to 15°	0	2
16° to 20°	0	2
>20°	0	1 (capsulolysis was performed)
Restriction of extension (>15°)	0	1

^*The r value represents the effect size of the Pearson correlation.

^†The values are given as the mean and standard deviation, with the range in parentheses.

^‡The values are given as the number of cases.