Table 2b: Characteristics of Adolescent Patients with Tibia Fractures who Completed the PODCI 6 and 12 Months After Injury

Adolescent Population
  6 Month Follow-Up (N=26) 12 Month Follow-Up (N=21)
Mean Age (at time of survey) (years) 12.96 (SD = 1.50)
(N=25)
12.22 (SD 1.39)
(N=21)
Gender 16 Male
9 Female
(N=25)
13 Male
8 Female
(N=21)
Mean Height (cm) 164.18
(N=24)
159.31
(N=19)
Mean Weight (kg) 58.9
(N=24)
55.94
(N=19)
Mean BMI 21.85
(N=24)
21.88
(N=19)
Number Needing Reduction 19 (79.2%)
(N=24)
17 (81.0%)
(N=21)
Number Open Fractures 0 (0.0%)
(N=24)
1 (3.2%)
(N=21)
Primary Fracture Location Shaft Fx = 12 (48.0%)
Intra-Articular Fx = 7 (28.0%)
(N=25)
Shaft Fx = 12 (57.1%)
Intra-Articular Fx = 2 (9.5%)
(N=21)