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INFLUENCE OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN WITH SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURES REQUIRING SURGICAL TREATMENT
- Marko Bašković (Croatia)
Abstract
Background and Aims
Obesity in childhood is a growing problem for the health and well-being of the child. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased dramatically. The aim of our study was to determine whether the proportion of obese children, hospitalized for surgical treatment of supracondylar humerus fracture, was higher in complete displacement fractures.
Methods
The primary outcome of the study was to determine the cumulative number of all supracondylar fractures and their distribution. The secondary outcome was to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in relation to the observed parameters depending on gender. The tertiary outcome was to determine the proportion of children, depending on their percentile, in Gartland II and Gartland III type of injury.
Results
The distributions according to the observed parameters were as follows; age (months) [mean ± SD = 88.11 ± 32.48], height (cm) [123.44 ± 16.77], weight (kg) [27.04 ± 11.12], body mass index [17.11 ± 3.04], percentile [56.79 ± 32.34]. The relative difference, in the proportion of Gartland type III injuries, in children weighing above the 85th percentile, compared to children weighing below the 85th percentile was 15.17% (boys: 5%, girls: 37.49%).
Conclusions
Our research found that there is undoubtedly a relative difference in the proportion of Gartland type III injuries in overweight and obese children, compared to children whose weight is below the 85th percentile.