Table 3.
Spearman correlation values for all potential predictors’ relationships with treatment failure/success
| Cast type | Correlation coefficient | −0.003 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.965 | |
| Age (year) | Correlation coefficient | −0.075 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.239 | |
| Pre-treatment X-rays AP displacement (mm) | Correlation coefficient | 0.154 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.055 | |
| Pre-treatment X-rays AP angulation (°) | Correlation coefficient | 0.009 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.888 | |
| Pre-treatment lateral displacement (mm) | Correlation coefficient | 0.057 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.495 | |
| Pre-treatment lateral angulation (°) | Correlation coefficient | −0.087 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.187 | |
| Post AP displacement (mm) | Correlation coefficient | 0.179 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.004 | |
| Post AP angulation (°) | Correlation coefficient | 0.064 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.313 | |
| Post lateral displacement (mm) | Correlation coefficient | 0.183 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.003 | |
| Post lateral angulation (°) | Correlation coefficient | 0.159 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.011 | |
| Cast index | Correlation coefficient | 0.023 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.710 | |
| Second metacarpal-radius angle rd− ud+ | Correlation coefficient | −0.139 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.027 | |
| Ulna fracture | Correlation coefficient | 0.094 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.139 | |
| Completely displaced fracture | Correlation coefficient | 0.082 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.196 | |
| Change AP view angulation | Correlation coefficient | 0.160 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.100 | |
| Change AP view displacement | Correlation coefficient | −0.035 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.662 | |
| Change lateral view angle | Correlation coefficient | 0.211 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.009 | |
| Change lateral view displacement | Correlation coefficient | −0.005 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.949 |
Bold denotes measures with statistical significance