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Table 1 Characteristics and outcomes of all patients treated for phalangeal neck fractur (N = 37)

From: Clinical results of phalangeal neck fractures in children aged 3 years or younger: a case series of 37 patients

Variable

Value

Age, yrs ± SD

26.7 ± 5.3

Sex, n(Male/Female)

22/15

Side, n (Left/ Right)

17/20

Location, n (T/I/M/R/L)

18/7/ 3/6/3

Position, n (PP/MP)

22/18

Concurrent soft tissue injury, n

8

Fracture type, n (Type II/III)

27/10

No. Pin used, n (1/2)

24/13

Loss of reduction, n

4

Final results, n (satisfactory / unsatisfactory)

33/4

  1. PP: Proximal phalanx; MP: Middle phalanx;
  2. Location (T/I/M/R/L): Thumb/Index finger/ Middle finger /Ring finger/ Little finger