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SPICA (Mean ± SD) |
ESIN (Mean ± SD) |
P |
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Duration | – | – | – |
Spica removal (weeks) | 6.6 ± 1.2 | – | – |
Assisted weight bearing (weeks) | 8.3 ± 1.4 | 4 ± 2.4 | <0.0001* |
Assisted weight bearing with exclusion of associated lower limb fractures (weeks) | 8.2 | 3 | <0.0001* |
Full weight bearing (weeks) | 9.8 ± 1.7 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | <0.0001* |
Full weight bearing with exclusion of associated lower limb fractures (weeks) | 9.7 | 5.4 | <0.0001* |
Return to school (weeks) | 9.8 | 6.7 | <0.0001* |
Removal of the nails (months) | – | 5.3 ± 2.3 | – |
Postoperative duration | – | – | – |
Hospital stay (days) | 4.4 ± 2.1 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.06 |
Follow-up duration (months) | 11.3 ± 3.8 | 12.1 ± 6 | 0.62 |
Union (weeks) | 7.2 ± 1.2 | 6.2 ±1.6 | 0.043* |
Alignment | – | – | – |
Coronal plain angulation (°) | 6.9 ± 7.96 | 1.9 ± 8.6 | 0.08 |
Sagittal plain angulation (°) | 5.9 ± 10.2 | 3.75 ± 7.4 | 0.46 |
Rotational malalignment (°) | 8.2 ± 7.3 | 2 ± 4.5 | 0.008* |