Table 1 Demographic, surgical, and complications data for routine pin evaluation and no routine pin evaluation cohorts
No pin evaluation until cast removal (n = 183) | Routine pin evaluation (n = 138) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.023 | ||
Female | 84 (45.90%) | 46 (33.33%) | |
Male | 99 (54.10%) | 92 (66.67%) | |
Age (years) | 5.82 ± 2.44 | 5.33 ± 2.12 | 0.060 |
BMI | 16.98 ± 3.27 | 16.70 ± 2.99 | 0.399 |
Treatment | 0.195 | ||
CRPP | 164 (89.62%) | 117 (84.78) | |
ORPP | 19 (10.38%) | 21 (15.22) | |
Gartland | 0.030 | ||
2 | 2 (1.08%) | 3 (2.08%) | |
3 | 172 (94.05%) | 134 (97.22%) | |
4 | 9 (4.86%) | 1 (0.69%) | |
Pin Construct | 0.202 | ||
Lateral Only | 165 (90.16%) | 118 (85.51%) | |
Lateral & Medial | 18 (9.84%) | 20 (14.49%) | |
Return to OR | 0.735 | ||
No | 181 (98.91%) | 137 (99.28%) | |
Yes | 2 (1.09%) | 1 (0.72%) | |
Pin Repositioning | 1 | ||
No | 183 (100%) | 138 (100%) | |
Yes | 0 | 0 | |
Infection | 0.386 | ||
No | 182 (99.45%) | 138 (100%) | |
Yes | 1 (0.55%) | 0 | |
Loss of Reduction | 1 | ||
No | 183 (100%) | 138 (100%) | |
Yes | 0 | 0 |