Table 2.

Comparison of malunions and unions according to activity level

	HIGH ACTIVE			LOW ACTIVE
	Well-aligned (23)	Malunion (15)	p-value	Well-aligned (25)	Malunion (33)	p-value
Age*	71 (5)	68 (4)	0.08	73 (4)	74 (6)	0.28
Sex (Females)†	22 (96%)	9 (60%)	0.01	19 (76%)	25 (76%)	1
Surgical Management†	11 (48%)	5 (33%)	0.51	14 (56%)	19 (58%)	1
Patient Rated Outcomes:
QuickDASH	4.5	4.5	0.86	6.8	11.3	0.21
VAS Pain Score (0–10 cm)	0.0	0.5	0.04	0.0	0.5	0.08
VAS Function Score (0–10 cm)	0.0	0.6	0.25	0.1	0.0	0.79
Strength:
Injured - Non Injured Grip (kg-force)‡	−0.9 (8.7)	−4.5 (14.3)	0.40	−6.0	−4.0	0.88
Injured - Non Injured Pinch (kg force)*	0.0 (2.0)	0.71 (2.7)	0.36	−0.47 (2.8)	−0.72 (2.6)	0.72
Range of Motion:
Injured - Non Injured Prono-Supination	−5	−8	0.60	−5	−10	0.04
Injured - Non Injured Flexion-Extension*	−6 (17)	−9 (14)	0.60	−8 (17)	−14 (20)	0.26
Injured - Non Injured Radial-Ulnar Deviation	0	−7	0.38	0	−3	0.10

^*Normal Data for High and Low Active: mean (sd)

^†Chi-squared tests

^‡Normal Data for High Active group only