Correlation and significance of clinical multi-factors in children with growing pain

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Abstract Purpose To explore each factor's relationship and clinical significance by analyzing and comparing multiple clinical factors between children with growing pain and normal children. Methods The clinical data of 100 children with growing pain and 400 normal children from March 2022 to October 2022 in the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of Weifang People's Hospital were collected, including 61 males and 39 females, the mean age was 55.39 ± 27.97 months. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 software and paired independent samples t-test was used to compare groups. Results The medial ankle distance in the growing pain group (4.37 ± 2.12cm) was greater than that in the control group (1.81 ± 1.00cm) (P < 0.001); in the growing pain group, the medial ankle distance in overweight children (5.72 ± 2.79cm) was greater than that in normal weight children (4,10 ± 1.84cm), the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.0035); there was no significant difference in weight and height between the two groups (p > 0.05). 64% of the children who were followed up for more than half a year improved significantly. Conclusion Compared with normal children, the medial ankle distance in children with growing pain increased significantly, indicating that it was related to genu valgum; no difference in weight and height was found between the two groups; however, the overweight children in the growing pain group had significant medial ankle distance. The children's predilection age, age group distribution, pain location, and medical record have specific clinical characteristics. This analysis has particular clinical significance for the further understanding and treatment of growing pains. Level of Evidence: II