Table 2.
Mean values of various radiographic parameters according to the type of carpal malalignments (n = 80)
| Midcarpal malalignment | Radio-carpal malalignment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre -reduction | Immediate post reduction | At 1 week | At 6 weeks | Pre reduction | Immediate post reduction | At 1 week | At 6 weeks | |
| Radial angulation (degrees) | 13.40 (5.75) | 18.86 (4.19) | 17.28 (5.22) | 16.20 (4.60) | 14.38 (5.74) | 17.88(4.77) | 16.29(4.78) | 16.22(5.20) |
| Radial length(mm) | 4.02 (2.60) | 9.09 (3.80) | 5.84 (4.30) | 5.14 (4.24) | 3.64 (2.24) | 7.20 (3.56) | 5.34 (3.46) | 4.86 (3.20) |
| Volar tilt in degrees | −15.5 ± 12.8 | −1.6 (10.14) | −10.23(11.08) | −12.5(12.8) | −16.2(11.8) | −3.2 (11.10) | −13.5(12.8) | −15.4(13.4) |
| Scapho-lunate angle (degrees) | 58.78 (13.78) | 48.34 (13.34) | 59.10 (13.16) | 61.16(15.10) | 51.90 (7.27) | 50.20 (9.20) | 48.82 (7.73) | 51.2 (9.68) |
| Radio-lunate angle (degrees) | 22.12 (10. 42) | 7.80 (5.24) | 16.40 (6.82) | 17.46 (5..54) | 3.22 (2.20) | 3.04 (1.42) | 3.10 (1.76) | 3.12 (1.86) |
| ERLF(degree) | 10.22 (3.14) | 12. 64 (3.10) | 14.22 (2.84) | 15.24 (2.34) | 34.54 (9.03) | 18.74 (7.06) | 27.79 (8.98) | 26.74 (9.54) |