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. 2021 Aug 6;13(8):e16931. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16931

Table 1. Comparison of the techniques in respect of some preoperative diagnosis characteristics .

a:Kruskal Wallis Test, b:chi-square test, *: p<0.05

Characteristics Plate-Screw Fixation ESIN Fixation Hybrid Fixation p
Number of patients 19 18 14  
Age at surgery (years) 11.00±2.26 10.11±2.37 8.57±2.24  
Gender (n,%)        
Female 11 (57.9) 10 (55.6) 9 (64.3) 0.879b
Male 8 (42.1) 8 (44.4) 5 (35.7)
Side of injury (n,%)        
Left 11 (57.9) 5 (27.8) 5 (35.7) 0.157b
Right 8 (42.1) 13 (72.2) 9 (64.3)
AO classification (n,%)        
22-A 11 (57.9) 8 (44.4) 7 (50.0) 0.878b
22-B 6 (31.6) 6 (33.3) 5 (35.7)
22-C 2 (10.5) 4 (22.2) 2 (14.3)
Injury mechanism (n,%)        
Fall accident 17 (89.5) 15 (83.3) 11 (78.6) 0.879b
Traffic accident 2 (10.5) 3 (16.7) 2 (14.3)
Other causes 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1)
Injury to surgery time (days) 1.16±0.60 1.39±0.50 1.64±0.93 0.133a