Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all included children with a supracondylar fracture, comparing data of patients with Gartland Wilkins type 2 and type 3 fractures.
Fig 1.
Flow diagram depicting the process of patient selection for inclusion in the analysis, of children with supracondylar fractures treated with K-wires.
Table 2.
Comparison between the type, severity and treatment of complications in the Gartland Wilkins 2 and Gartland Wilkins 3 groups after severity of complications is graded using the Clavien Dindo classification [11].
Table 3.
Comparison of loss of elbow function between the Gartland Wilkins 2 and Gartland Wilkins 3 groups, loss of elbow function was graded as good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory, based on Flynn’s criteria [12].
Table 4.
Comparison of Baumann angle and Lateral Capitellohumeral Angle in grades, between the Gartland Wilkins 2 and Gartland Wilkins 3 groups.
Table 5.
Changes in Baumann angle and Lateral Capitellohumeral Angle (LCHA) between peroperative radiographs and radiographs 1 month after surgery.