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. 2022 Jun 9;2022(6):CD013609. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013609.pub2

Rakha 2020.

Study characteristics
Methods Design: randomised trial
Study duration: March 2018 to September 2018
Power calculation: power of study at 80% and level of significance of 5%
Participants Setting: Department of Orthopaedics, Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sample size: non‐probability consecutive sampling 130 participants
Inclusion criteria: either gender ranging from 5 to 12 years with supracondylar Gartland type III fracture diagnosed on X‐ray within one week of fracture
Exclusion criteria: open or closed Gartland type III fracture associated with neurovascular injury, previous fracture in the same elbow or associated ipsilateral fractures
Interventions Group 1 (65 children): open reduction and fixation with K‐wires in crossed pattern
Group 2 (65 children): closed reduction using image intensifier and fixation with K‐wires in crossed pattern
Outcomes 1) Assessment using Flynn's criteria
Notes Loss to follow‐up: not applicable as the study reported no review outcomes
Funding source: not reported
Declarations: study authors declare no conflicts of interest
Notes: we did not conduct risk of bias assessment because we were unable to include outcome data in the review