Table 1.
Comparison with available literature
| Study | Number of terrible triad injuries | Mean age (years) | Mean followup (months) | Mean arc flexion-extension | Mean flexion contracture | Mean maximum flexion | Mean forearm rotation | Recurrent instability/2° surgical intervention | Broberg-Morrey score | DASH score | HO | Mild arthritis | Moderate arthritis | Severe arthritis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pugh et al. [13] | 36 | 41.4 | 34 (20–65) | 112° ± 11° | 19° ± 9° | 131° | 136° ± 16° | 6%/22% | N/A | N/A | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Garrigues et al. [7] | 40 | 48 | 24 (18–53) | 115° (75°–140°) | 21° | 136° | N/A | 8%/28% | 90 (64–100) | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – |
| Forthman et al. [6] | 22 | 48 | 29 (12–46) | 117° (75°–145°) | 17° (0°–45°) | 134° | 137° (0°–180°) | 5%/27% (instability in 1 noncompliant patient) | 88 (53–100) | N/A | 3 | 6 | 1 | – |
| Lindenhovius et al. [11] acute treatment group | 18 | 47 | 29 | 119° (75°–145°) | 17° (0°–45°) | 135° | 141° (70°–180°) | 0%/28% | 90 (64–100) | 15 | 2 | 9 | 3 | – |
| Current study | 14 | 52 | 41 (24–56) | 123° (75°–140°) | 11° (0°–20°) | 134° | 146° (70°–170°) | 0%/0% | 90 (70–100) | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Values are mean ± SD or mean with range in parentheses; DASH = Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; HO = heterotopic ossification; N/A = not available.