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Table 2 The details of the patients and fractures

From: Closed reduction of severely angulated Rockwood and Wilkins’ type C thumb Metacarpal Base fractures in children: case series

Demographic

Total(n = 16)

p-value

Sex, n (%)

 Female

9 (56.2%)

 

 Male

7 (43.8%)

 

Mean age (yrs)

 

0.957a

 Female

10.3

 

 Male

11.5

 

Trauma mechanism, n (%)

 Fall/low-energy

8 (50.0%)

 

 Sport activity

5 (31.25%)

 

 Fall> 2 m

1 (6.25%)

 

 Traffic accident

2 (12.5%)

 

 Polytrauma

0

 

Fracture classification

 Salter-Harris I

0

 

 Salter-Harris II

16

 

 Close fractures

16

 

 Open fractures

0

 

Mean BMI kg/m2

 

0.633a

 Female

22.3

 

 Male

23.0

 

Mean Angulation(°)

 

0.000b

 Preoperation

50.5°

 

 Postoperation

5.0°

 
  1. aMann-Whitney U test
  2. bPaired-samples t test
  3. Statistically significance was set to be p < 0.05