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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2023; 14(11): 791-799
Published online Nov 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i11.791
Published online Nov 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i11.791
Table 1 Demographic data of supracondylar fracture cohort
| Variables, n (%) | ||
| Time of surgery | During working hours | 87 (56.1) |
| After working hours | 68 (43.9) | |
| Surgeon level | Pediatric orthopedic consultant | 44 (28.4) |
| Non-pediatric orthopedic consultant | 38 (24.5) | |
| Trainee | 73 (47.1) | |
| Gender | Male | 105 (67.7) |
| Female | 50 (32.3) | |
| Mechanism | Fall on outstretched hand | 112 (72.3) |
| Fall on flexed elbow | 17 (11) | |
| Direct | 15 (9.7) | |
| Motor vehicle accident | 8 (5.2) | |
| Others | 3 (1.9) | |
| Pre-operative nerve injury | Yes | 4 (2.6) |
| No | 151 (97.4) | |
| Pulse | Intact | 141 (91) |
| Absent | 14 (9) | |
| Classification | Gartland type 2 | 32 (20.6) |
| Gartland type 3 | 115 (74.2) | |
| Flexion type | 8 (5.2) | |
| Procedure | Open reduction | 24 (15.5) |
| Close reduction | 131 (84.5) | |
| K-wire arrangement | Parallel | 75 (48.4) |
| Medial & lateral | 35 (22.6) | |
| Two lateral & one medial | 34 (21.9) | |
| Others | 11 (7.1) | |
- Citation: Albrahim IA, AlOmran AK, Bubshait DA, Tawfeeq Y, Alumran A, Alsayigh J, Abusultan A, Altalib A, Alzaid ZA, Alsubaie SS, Alzahrani MM. Time of surgery and surgeon level in supracondylar humerus fractures in pediatric patients: A retrospective study. World J Orthop 2023; 14(11): 791-799
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v14/i11/791.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v14.i11.791