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Table 4 Wrist function 12 months after surgery (N = 135)

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)

11.5 (3.6-26.6)

20.5 (3-34)

0.53

3.5 (0-9)

8.8 (0-17.6)

0.49

5 (1-15)

12 (3-27)

0.089

QuickDASH median (IQR)

9.2 (2.3-23.3)

13.6 (4.5-36.4)

0.17

4.5 (0-7.4)

5.7 (0-21)

0.45

7(2-14)

14 (2-33)

0.020

VAS at rest median (IQR)

0 (0-0)

0 (0-1)

0.53

0 (0-0)

0 (0-0)

0.32

0 (0-0)

0 (0-0)

0.618

VAS during activity median (IQR)

1.3 (0-3)

2 (0-4)

0.34

0 (0-1)

0.3 (0-2.3)

0.49

0.5 (0-2)

1 (0-3)

0.098

Extension median (IQR)

50° (45°-55°)

35° (25°-50°)

< 0.001

60° (50°-70°)

55° (44°-61°)

0.28

55° (48°-60°)

45° (30°-50°)

< 0.001

Flexion median (IQR)

60° (50°-65°)

50° (35°-55°)

< 0.001

70° (65°-75°)

68° (63°-70°)

0.16

65° (60°-70°)

50° (40°-65°)

< 0.001

Pronation median (IQR)

80° (71°-90°)

80° (75°-90°)

0.73

80° (78°-90°)

80° (74°-86°)

0.46

80° (75°-90°)

80° (75°-88°)

0.693

Supination median (IQR)

80° (70°-90°)

80° (60°-80°)

0.15

80° (70°-90°)

78° (68°-86°)

0.32

80° (70°-90°)

80° (65°-80°)

0.051

Radial deviation median (IQR)

20° (15°-20°)

15° (10°-20°)

0.055

20° (20°-25°)

20° (19°-21°)

0.65

20° (15°-23°)

15° (15°-20°)

0.019

Ulnar deviation median (IQR)

30° (25°-35°)

30° (20°-35°)

0.41

35° (30°-40°)

35° (30°-40°)

0.67

30° (28°-40°)

30° (25°-40°)

0.678

Grip strength kilograms median (IQR)

22 (16-28)

19 (17-24)

0.30

23 (19-27)

21 (19-25)

0.42

22 (18-27)

20 (18-24)

0.094

  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