Table 2.
Radiologic measurements at three different stages: initial presentation, immediately after reduction, and final follow-up
| Sugar tong splint (N = 38) |
Muenster splint (N = 26) |
d* | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Presentation | ||||
| Radial height (mm) | 10.8 ± 2.1 | 10.7 ± 1.7 | 0.052 | 0.770 |
| Ulnar variance (mm) | 0.8 ± 1.9 | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 0.292 | 0.275 |
| Radial inclination (°) | 22.5 ± 4.8 | 22.5 ± 3.1 | 0 | 0.763 |
| Volar tilt (°) | 5.3 ± 10.3 | 3.1 ± 9.5 | 0.222 | 0.397 |
| Immediately After Reduction | ||||
| Radial height (mm) | 12.1 ± 2.9 | 11.3 ± 2.0 | 0.321 | 0.347 |
| Ulnar variance (mm) | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 1.7 | 0.132 | 0.975 |
| Radial inclination (°) | 23.4 ± 4.6 | 22.5 ± 3.9 | 0.211 | 0.165 |
| Volar tilt (°) | 7.0 ± 8.6 | 3.8 ± 8.8 | 0.368 | 0.112 |
| Final Follow Up | ||||
| Radial height (mm) | 11.1 ± 2.6 | 10.3 ± 1.8 | 0.358 | 0.309 |
| Ulnar variance (mm) | 1.0 ± 1.9 | 1.6 ± 1.8 | 0.324 | 0.397 |
| Radial inclination (°) | 22.1 ± 4.9 | 21.8 ± 3.9 | 0.068 | 0.654 |
| Volar tilt (°) | 5.9 ± 10.1 | 2.3 ± 8.1 | 0.393 | 0.184 |
Independent t-test for parametric variables
*d means Cohen’s d. Cohen’s d is an effect size used to indicate the standardised difference between two means
Variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation