Table 2.

Demographics and outcomes by fixation type

Demographics	Crossed	All lateral	p-value*
Number	56/99	43/99
Sex (% female)	35 (62.5)	24 (55.8)	0.642
Arm (% right)	24 (42.9)	13 (30.2)	0.281
Age (years, mean)	6.4 (sd 1.9)	6.1 (sd 2.0)	0.375
Outcomes
Paediatrics fellowship (% yes)	28 (50.0)	24 (55.8)	0.711
Total complications (%)	15 (26.8)	19 (44.2)	0.089
Rotational malunion	1 (1.8)	9 (20.9)	0.002
Extension malunion	6 (10.7)	4 (9.3)	1
Coronal malunion	2 (3.6)	2 (4.7)	1
Combined malunion	9 (16.1)	15 (34.9)	0.036
Compartment syndrome	1 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	1
Iatrogenic palsies	3 (5.6; 2 ulnar, 1 AIN)	1 (2.3, radial)	0.631

AIN, anterior interosseous nerve

^*p-values are from Fisher’s Exact Test