Table 1 Type of Lesion, Treatment, and Cast Immobilization Duration of Adolescents with Upper and Lower Limb Fractures.
Upper limb (n = 50) | Lower limb (n = 50) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Type of lesion | |||
Physeal fractures of the wrist | 18 | Physeal fractures of the ankle | 38 |
Distal metaphyseal fractures of the radius & cubitus of the wrist | 29 | Distal metaphyseal fractures of tibia and fibula | 4 |
Forearm shaft fractures | 3 | Leg fractures | 4 |
Medial malleolus fractures | 2 | ||
Lateral malleolus fractures | 2 | ||
Treatment | |||
Closed reduction and cast immobilization | 45 | Closed reduction and cast immobilization | 33 |
Stabilization of closed reduction by per-cutaneous wires/screws & cast immobilization | 5 | Stabilization of closed reduction by per-cutaneous wires/screws & cast immobilization | 7 |
ORIF and cast immobilization | 10 | ||
Cast immobilization duration | |||
Long-arm cast immobilization | 26.5 +/- 5.8 days | Non-weight-bearing above the knee cast immobilization | 27.4 +/- 10.3 days |
Forearm cast immobilization | 23.3 +/- 10.4 days | Weight-bearing cast | 26.4 +/- 8.8 days |