Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics

Variable	Group 1 (flexible nail) (N = 31)	Group 2 (volar plaque) (N = 33)	P value
Age (years)	47.90 ± 15.27	45.64 ± 14.48	0.54
Male gender	6 (19.4 %)	6 (18.2 %)	0.90
Right sided fracture	15 (48.4 %)	14 (42.4 %)	0.63
Mechanism of injury
Fall	19 (61.3 %)	22 (66.7 %)	0.65
Vehicle accident	6 (19.4 %)	7 (21.2 %)	0.85
Sports injury	5 (16.1 %)	4 (12.1 %)	0.72
Assault injury	1 (3.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0.48
Concomitant injury
None	24 (77.4 %)	24 (72.7)	0.66
Calcaneus fracture	1 (3.2 %)	1 (3 %)	1.0
Humerus fracture	1 (3.2 %)	2 (6.1 %)	1.0
Lumbar vertebral fracture	1 (3.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0.48
Shoulder fracture	2 (6.5 %)	1 (3.0 %)	0.60
Femur fracture	2 (6.5 %)	3 (9.1 %)	1.0
Malleolus fracture	0 (0.0 %)	2 (6.1 %)	0.50
Type of fracture
A2.2	5 (16.1 %)	5 (15.2 %)	1.0
A2.3	7 (22.6 %)	10 (30.3 %)	0.48
A3.1	14 (45.2 %)	10 (30.3 %)	0.22
C2.1	2 (6.5 %)	4 (12.1 %)	0.67
C2.2	3 (9.7 %)	4 (12.1 %)	1.0

Values given as n (%) unless otherwise noted