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. 2023 Apr 26;34(2):381–388. doi: 10.52312/jdrs.2023.981

Table 2. Radiographic measurements.

  LAC group (n=112) SSTS group (n=74) p
Sagittal angle (degree, mean)      
Initial 21.2 21.8 0.502
Postreduction 3.6 5.7 0.032
First week 4.7 6.5 0.009
Second week 5.3 6.8 0.024
Fourth week 5 6.2 0.121
Alteration (Δ) 1.5 0.7 0.770
Sagittal displacement (percentage, mean)      
Initial 45 40.5 0.568
Postreduction 7.6 7.1 0.751
First week 10.7 9.7 0.518
Second week 10.2 10.5 0.805
Fourth week 10.3 9.5 0.843
Alteration (Δ) 3 2.4 0.868
Coronal angle (degree, mean)      
Initial 8 7.9 0.802
Postreduction 1.6 2.2 0.125
First week 2.3 3.3 0.423
Second week 2.8 4.2 0.131
Fourth week 2.5 4.4 0.112
Alteration (Δ) 1.1 2.4 0.405
Coronal displacement (percentage, mean)      
Initial 18.6 18.2 0.505
Postreduction 7 8.2 0.286
First week 6.9 8.9 0.108
Second week 7.1 9 0.061
Fourth week 7 8.1 0.070
Alteration (Δ) 0.1 0.7 0.063
LAC: Long arm cast; SSTS: Single sugar-tong splint; Bold values indicate level of significance at p<0.05. Δ: Delta.