Table 4.

Distribution of non-pelvic skeletal fractures according to skeletal maturity

Patient characteristics	All patients (n = 65)	Immature (n = 25)	Mature (n = 40)	p value
Upper limb fracture	16 (24.6)	6 (24)	10 (25)	0.927
Humerus	6 (9.23)	1 (4)	5 (10.25)	0.249
Radius/ulna	10 (15.4)	5 (20)	5 (12.5)	0.415
Lower limb fracture	26 (40)	13 (52)	13 (32.5)	0.118
Femur fracture	16 (24.6)	10 (40)	6 (15)	0.023
Tibia/fibula fracture	9 (13.8)	6 (24)	3 (7.5)	0.061
Foot	4 (6.15)	1 (4)	3 (7.5)	0.568
Clavicle	7 (10.8)	2 (8)	5 (12.5)	0.569
Rib	4 (6.2)	1 (4)	3 (7.5)	0.568

p ≤ 0.05 values given in bold