Table 1 Shoulder and elbow function, elbow axis and sonographically determined humeral torsion after displaced and surgically treated SCHF in children
From: Spontaneous humeral torsion deformity correction after displaced supracondylar fractures in children
6 weeks | 4 months | 6 months | 12 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
internal rotation shoulder | healthy fractured | 76.1 ± 10.6 ° 79.3 ± 11.4 ° (p > 0.05) | 76.7 ± 10.4 ° 78.2 ± 11.1 ° (p > 0.05) | 77.1 ± 9.4 ° 79.6 ± 10.4 ° (p > 0.05) | 76.3 ± 10.1 ° 80.9 ± 8.8 ° (p < 0.05) |
external rotation shoulder | healthy fractured | 105.0 ± 12.0 ° 98.5 ± 11.6 ° (p < 0.05) | 104.4 ± 11.2 ° 100.4 ± 12.2 ° (p < 0.05) | 105.6 ± 12.2 ° 102.9 ± 11.3 ° (p > 0.05) | 105.7 ± 11.3 ° 101.3 ± 11.7 ° (p < 0.05) |
elbow extension | healthy fractured | - 11.9 ± 4.2 ° 28.3 ± 20.9 ° (p < 0.05) | - 12.6 ± 4.0 ° 1.5 ± 12.2 ° (p < 0.05) | - 11.9 ± 3.8 ° − 5.8 ± 9.3 ° (p < 0.05) | - 12.4 ± 3.2 ° − 10.6 ± 4.7 ° (p < 0.05) |
elbow flexion | healthy fractured | 140,9 ± 4,6 ° 126.9 ± 10.2 ° (p < 0.05) | 140.7 ± 3.6 ° 133.3 ± 9.2 ° (p < 0.05) | 140.8 ± 3.7 ° 137.1 ± 7.4 ° (p < 0.05) | 141.7 ± 3.9 ° 140.9 ± 4.4 ° (p > 0.05) |
elbow axis | healthy fractured | - - | −8.5 ± 2.9 ° − 8.5 ± 3.3 ° (p > 0.05) | −8.5 ± 3.3 ° − 6.5 ± 4.6 ° (p < 0.05) | −8.5 ± 3.7 ° − 6.5 ± 5.6 ° (p > 0.05) |
humerus torsion | healthy fractured | 20.9 ± 14.8 ° 28.4 ± 11.0 ° (p < 0.05) | 22.3 ± 13.7 ° 27.4 ± 10.0 ° (p < 0.05) | 23.7 ± 12.7 ° 27.7 ± 9.2 ° (p < 0.05) | 24.9 ± 12.2 ° 28.1 ± 9.5 ° (p < 0.05) |