Table 2: Characteristics of paediatric femoral fractures managed.

Case    Age Sex Mechanism of injury AO
class 		   Other injuries    Mode of treatment    Type of anaesthesia Complication Outcome
   1 5 years   M      Game 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   2 2 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   3 3 years   M       Fall 3.3.A.1.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   4    22
months		   M      Game 3.2.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   5 3 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.1.3    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   6 5 years   M      RTA 3.2.A.1.2 Humerus conservative       GA       None Excellent
   7 3 years   F       Fall 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative       GA       None Excellent
   8 4 years   M      Game 3.2.A.1.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
   9 3 years   M      Game 3.2.A.1.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  10    11
months		   F      RTA 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  11 4 days   M Birth injury 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  12 2 years   F       Fall 3.2.A.2.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  13    12
  years		   M      RTA 3.2.A.2.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  14 8 years   F       Fall 3.1.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  15 8 years   M      RTA 3.1.A.2.1   Head + Clavicle conservative      None       None Excellent
  16 3
months		   F       Fall 3.2.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  17    15
months		   M      RTA 3.3.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  18 6 years   F      Game 3.2.A.1.2    Tibia conservative      None   Angular Deformity + Malunion     Poor
  19 2 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  20 2 years   M      Game 3.2.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  21 3 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
21bis 3 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  22    13
days		   M Birth injury 3.2.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  23 3 years   M      RTA 3.2.A.1.2    None conservative      None None Excellent
  24 8 years   F      RTA 3.2.C.1.2     Soft Tissues      OREF       GA   Limb Length Discrepancy    Good
  25    13
  years		   F      RTA 3.1.A.3.2    None     ORIFb       GA       None Excellent
  26 5 years   F      Game 3.1.A.1.1    None     ORIFb       GA       None Excellent
  27 5 years   F       Fall 3.2.A.3.1    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  28 3 years   M       Fall 3.2.A.2.2    None conservative      None       None Excellent
  29 8 years   F      RTA    Salter Harris I    None     ORIFa       GA       None Excellent

RTA = Road traffic accident; GA=general anaesthesia; OREF= Opend reduction and external fixation; ORIFa= Opened reduction and internal fixation with cannulated screws; ORIFb = Opened reduction and internal fixation with pins.