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Table 2 Wrist function 3 months after surgery (N = 140)

From: Pulp-to-palm distance after plate fixation of a distal radius fracture corresponds to functional outcome

 

Combined plating

Volar plating

Combined and volar plating

PTP distance = 0 cm

PTP distance > 0 cm

P-value

PTP distance = 0 cm

PTP distance > 0 cm

P-value

PTP distance = 0 cm

PTP distance > 0 cm

P-value

PRWE median (IQR)

24 (14.5-35.5)

29.5 (19-50)

0.12

14.5 (10-28.5)

25 (9.5-47)

0.26

21 (11-31)

26 (18-49)

0.013

QuickDASH median (IQR)

25 (15.9-31.8)

34.1 (22.7-54.5)

0.006

15.9 (6.8-29.5)

18.2 (11.4-40.9)

0.43

21 (11-31)

30 (20-51)

0.002

VAS at rest median (IQR)

0 (0-0)

0 (0-1.4)

0.10

0 (0-1)

0 (0-0)

0.57

0 (0-1)

0 (0-1)

0.29

VAS during activity median (IQR)

3 (2-4)

3 (2-5)

0.23

2 (0-3)

1 (0-3.5)

0.65

2 (1-4)

3 (2-5)

0.19

Extension median (IQR)

40° (31°-45°)

25° (15°-39°)

< 0.001

50° (40°-60°)

35° (30°-45°)

0.005

45° (36°-55°)

30° (20°-40°)

< 0.001

Flexion median (IQR)

45° (40°-55°)

38° (30°-45°)

0.001

55° (50°-65°)

50° (45°-55°)

0.045

55° (45°-60°)

45° (35°-50°)

< 0.001

Pronation median (IQR)

75° (70°-80°)

75° (65°-79°)

0.25

75° (70°-80°)

75° (70°-80°)

0.61

75° (70°-80°)

75° (65°-80°)

0.12

Supination median (IQR)

75° (65°-80°)

65° (46°-75°)

0.014

73° (70°-80°)

70° (50°-75°)

0.14

75° (65°-80°)

70° (50°-75°)

0.002

Radial deviation median (IQR)

15° (10°-20°)

10° (5°-10°)

< 0.001

20° (15°-20°)

20° (15°-20°)

0.58

15° (15°-20°)

10° (10°-15°)

< 0.001

Ulnar deviation median (IQR)

25° (21°-30°)

20° (15°-24°)

< 0.001

30° (25°-35°)

30° (25°-30°)

0.13

30° (25°-35°)

20° (20°-25°)

< 0.001

Grip strength kilograms median (IQR)

15 (12-19)

12 (8-16)

0.006

18 (14-22)

14 (11-16)

0.019

16 (13-21)

12 (10-16)

< 0.001

Extension %a median (IQR)

64 (51-74)

38 (21-57)

0.002

75 (61-86)

56 (46-72)

0.011

69 (56-80)

46 (32-64)

< 0.001

Flexion %a median (IQR)

63 (52-75)

53 (46-64)

0.022

75 (64-88)

73 (63-83)

0.87

69 (60-81)

63 (50-71)

0.009

Pronation %a median (IQR)

94 (81-100)

89 (75-100)

0.64

94 (88-100)

91 (78-96)

0.51

94 (83-100)

89 (76-100)

0.40

Supination %a median (IQR)

88 (82-94)

78 (57-89)

0.027

88 (82-100)

83 (61-90)

0.15

88 (82-94)

78 (62-89)

0.006

Radial deviation %a median (IQR)

75 (50-100)

50 (33-67)

0.001

78 (67-100)

78 (64-100)

0.90

75 (58-100)

50 (33-78)

0.002

Ulnar deviation %a median (IQR)

75 (57-86)

57 (43-75)

0.015

78 (67-100)

71 (62-86)

0.21

75 (63-88)

63 (50-82)

0.003

Grip strength %a median (IQR)

61 (48-69)

45 (27-58)

0.001

65 (54-80)

51 (47-70)

0.12

63 (50-76)

48 (35-60)

< 0.001

  1. The values are presented as median (interquartile range). Comparison between groups were made using Mann-Whitney U test
  2. VAS Visual Analog Scale, PRWE Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation, QuickDASH Quick Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand
  3. ameasure expressed as percentage of the uninjured wrist