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Table 4 Treatment of proximal fractures in relation to patient’s sex and age

From: Epidemiology of proximal and diaphyseal humeral fractures in children: an observational study from the Swedish Fracture Register

Proximal fractures

 

Non-surgical

Non-surgical

N-s with closed reduction

Surgical

Closed reduction under general anesthesia

K-wire and cerclage

Intramedullary nailing

Plate fixation

Screw fixation

Combined ostosynthesis

Not registered

Girls, n (%)

Age

 0–3

41 (98)

41

0

0 (0)

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 (2)

 4–6

139 (97)

138

1

1 (1)

0

1

0

0

0

0

3 (2)

 7–9

247 (93)

244

3

12 (5)

0

9

3

0

0

0

7 (3)

 10–12

387 (93)

384

3

26 (6)

2

14

6

1

1

1

5 (1)

 13–15

119 (88)

119

0

14 (10)

1

11

1

1

0

0

3 (2)

 Total

933 (93)

926

7

52 (5)

3

35

10

2

1

0

19 (2)

Boys, n (%)

Age

 0–3

45 (94)

45

0

2 (4)

0

1

1

0

0

0

1 (2)

 4–6

68 (93)

68

0

2 (3)

1

1

0

0

0

0

3 (4)

 7–9

143 (95)

140

3

5 (3)

0

3

2

0

0

0

3 (2)

 10–12

200 (92)

198

2

12 (6)

2

5

5

0

0

0

6 (3)

 13–15

172 (85)

168

4

26 (13)

1

20

5

0

0

0

4 (2)

 Total

628 (91)

619

9

47 (7)

4

30

13

0

0

0

17 (2)