Table 1.
Parameters | UO (n = 15) | ALR (n = 36) | P value |
Age (years) | 6.1 ± 2.3 | 9.8 ± 2.8 | <.001 |
Sex | |||
male | 7 | 21 | .46 |
Female | 8 | 15 | |
Side | |||
Left | 6 | 14 | .95 |
Right | 9 | 22 | |
Bado classification | |||
Type I | 14 | 36 | .12 |
Type III | 1 | 0 | |
From initial injury to surgery (m) | 8.6 ± 3.2 | 23.3 ± 12.6 | <.001 |
Follow-up time (years) | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | .75 |
Pre-op ROM of elbow | |||
Extension | −1.8 ± 1.8 | −2.2 ± 1.9 | .53 |
Flexion | 108.1 ± 5.8 | 112.0 ± 6.1 | .047 |
Pronation | 69.3 ± 9.0 | 63.0 ± 8.7 | .034 |
Supination | 73.3 ± 4.3 | 71.9 ± 5.3 | .34 |
Pre-op MEPI score | 67.6 ± 5.0 | 66.6 ± 4.4 | .51 |
ALR = annular ligament reconstruction, UO = ulnar osteotomy alone.