The Effect of a Femoral Fracture Sustained before Skeletal Maturity on Bone Mineral Density: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Table 1

Characteristics of patients at baseline and at follow-up.

Characteristics	At baseline	At follow-up
	()	()
Age
Years; mean (SD)^1	8.0 (3.2)	29.1 (3.9)
Minimum–maximum	3–15	23–39
Height
m; mean (SD)		1.76 (0.1)
Minimum–maximum		1.53–1.95
Weight
kg; mean (SD)		74.8 (15.7)
Minimum–maximum		45–105
BMI^2
kg/m^2; mean (SD)		24.1 (3.9)
Minimum–maximum		16–31
Fracture location
Proximal	13
Distal	11
Mid-shaft	28
Treatment method
Traction	44
Tibial traction	34
Femoral traction	10

SD: standard deviation.
²BMI: Body Mass Index.