Correlation of multiple variables with full/good functional recovery versus partial/poor functional recovery
| Variables | Mean (SD) | Full functional recovery (n=21) | Poor functional recovery (n=3) | P value |
| Age (y) | 8.5 (2.9) | 0.11* | ||
| <8 | 11 | 3 | 0.23† | |
| 8–16 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Side | ||||
| Right | 11 | 2 | 0.64‡ | |
| Left | 10 | 1 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 17 | 2 | 0.52† | |
| Female | 4 | 1 | ||
| Presentation | ||||
| Pain | 15 | 0 | <0.05‡ | |
| Pain, paralysis | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pain, pulselessness, paralysis | 1 | 0 | ||
| Paralysis | 2 | 2 | ||
| Paralysis, pulselessness | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mode of injury | ||||
| Fall from height | 5 | 0 | 0.73* | |
| Intravenous infiltrate | 2 | 0 | ||
| RTA/fall | 7 | 3 | ||
| RTA/crush | 7 | 0 | ||
| Etiology (prior treatment) | ||||
| Tight oil bandage | 6 | 1 | 0.86‡ | |
| No treatment/SC humerus fracture | 15 | 2 | ||
| Time from injury to fasciotomy (h) | ||||
| ≤24 | 15 | 0 | <0.05† | |
| >24 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Pressure measurement | ||||
| Clinical parameters | 14 | 2 | 1.0‡ | |
| Pressure measurement test | 7 | 1 | ||
| Associated injuries | ||||
| SC humerus | 2 | 3 | <0.05† | |
| Others | 19 | 0 |
*t-test.
†Fischer’s exact analysis.
‡χ2 statistics.
RTA, road traffic accident; SC, supracondylar; SD, standard deviation.