Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of participating patients
| Characteristics | Provided informed consent (n=719) | Completed the survey (n=297) | ||
| Pre-DD (n=348) | DD (n=371) | Pre-DD (n=144) | DD (n=153) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 24 (10–45) | 28 (10–48) | 26 (11–55) | 36 (13–54) |
| Age <18 years, n (%) | 142 (40.8) | 135 (36.4) | 59 (41.0) | 48 (31.4) |
| Gender male, n (%) | 194 (55.7) | 197 (53.1) | 76 (52.8) | 68 (44.4) |
| Type of injury, n (%) | ||||
| Pediatric clavicle Fx | 13 (3.7) | 17 (4.6) | 8 (5.6) | 8 (5.2) |
| Radial head/neck Fx | 61 (17.5) | 56 (15.1) | 24 (16.7) | 28 (18.3) |
| Pediatric Fx distal radius | ||||
| Greenstick | 47 (13.5) | 25 (6.7) | 15 (10.4) | 9 (5.9) |
| Torus | 58 (16.7) | 48 (12.9) | 21 (14.6) | 18 (11.8) |
| Fifth metacarpal neck Fx | 25 (7.2) | 11 (3.0) | 6 (4.2) | 1 (0.7) |
| Mallet finger | 19 (5.5) | 8 (2.2) | 6 (4.2) | 4 (2.6) |
| Weber A-type ankle Fx | 20 (5.7) | 21 (5.7) | 11 (7.6) | 14 (9.2) |
| Avulsion-type ankle Fx | 10 (2.9) | 32 (8.6) | 8 (5.6) | 12 (7.8) |
| Fx of fifth metatarsal base | 46 (13.2) | 51 (13.7) | 17 (11.8) | 20 (13.1) |
| Fx of greater toe | 19 (5.5) | 36 (9.7) | 10 (6.9) | 11 (7.2) |
| Fx of lesser toe | 16 (4.6) | 34 (9.2) | 10 (6.9) | 18 (11.8) |
| Bicycle spoke injury | 14 (4.0) | 32 (8.6) | 8 (5.6) | 10 (6.5) |
| Region, age category, functional outcome questionnaire, n (%) | ||||
| UE, age 0–3, none | 7 (2.0) | 11 (3.0) | 3 (2.1) | 4 (2.6) |
| LE, age 0–3, none | 2 (0.6) | 4 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| UE, pediatric, PROMIS UE | 112 (32.2) | 81 (21.8) | 41 (28.5) | 31 (20.3) |
| LE, pediatric, PROMIS Mobility | 21 (6.0) | 39 (10.5) | 15 (10.4) | 12 (7.8) |
| UE, adult, QuickDASH | 104 (29.9) | 73 (19.7) | 36 (25.0) | 33 (21.6) |
| LE, adult, LEFS | 102 (29.3) | 163 (43.9) | 49 (34.0) | 72 (47.1) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
| Going to work | – | – | 58 (40.3) | 73 (47.7) |
| Going to school | – | – | 59 (41.0) | 44 (28.8) |
| No work/school | – | – | 27 (18.8) | 36 (23.5) |
DD, direct discharge; Fx, fracture; LE, lower extremity; LEFS, Lower Extremity Functional Scale; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; QuickDASH, Shortened Version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; UE, upper extremity.