Table 2.

Main outcomes

Outcome	DePalma Pinning Mean (SD)	External Fixator Mean (SD)	P value
Six months
N	48	48
DASH	16.5 (14.7)	23.6 ( 18.1)	0.044
Pain (cm)	2.8 (1.8)	3.5 (2.0)	0.08
24 months
N	45	46
DASH	9.4 (12.9)	12.9 (15.2)	0.24
Pain (cm)	1.2 (1.4)	1.4 (1.5)	0.59

N - Number of patients

DASH - percentage values for limb limitation: low values indicate less limitation.

Pain (VAS) - absolute values (cm): low values indicate low pain.

0: no pain to 10 cm: worst pain imaginable