Table 2.

Complications Among 164 Patients Aged 6-16 Years With Type 2 TSFs (2000-2019) by Treatment Type^a

	Treatment Group, No. (%)
Complication	Nonoperative (n = 41)	Operative (n = 123)	P Value
Any complication	7 (17)	17 (14)	.61
Arthrofibrosis	0 (0)	11 (8.9)	.047
Instrumentation complication	0 (0)	1 (0.81)	.56
Ipsilateral new ACL injury	2 (4.9)	0 (0)	.01
Ipsilateral new TSF	2 (4.9)	0 (0)	.01
Leg-length discrepancy	0 (0)	2 (1.6)	.41
Nonunion	1 (2.4)	0 (0)	.08
Persistent pain	1 (2.4)	2 (1.6)	.74
Superficial infection	0 (0)	1 (0.81)	.56

^aACL, anterior cruciate ligament; TSF, tibial spine fracture.