From: Biodegradable pins for lateral condylar fracture of the humerus with an early delayed presentation in children: a retrospective study of biodegradable pin vs. Kirschner wire
Clinical outcomes
KW (n = 17)
BP (n = 26)
P value
Baumann’s angle
19.2 ± 4.7
17.6 ± 4.5
0.272
Carrying angle
5.2 ± 3.2
5.3 ± 2.8
0.911
Preoperative MEPS
64.6 ± 3.1
65.4 ± 2.6
0.409
MEPS at last follow-up
91.1 ± 2.7
89.2 ± 3.0
0.048*