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. 2015 Sep 9;10(2):109–116. doi: 10.1007/s11751-015-0234-2

Table 2.

Residual malalignment

Malalignment parameter Median (IQR) Significancea
Pre-op Post-op Difference
Ulnoradial shift in mm, ulnar (−), radial (+) 3.8 (1.4 to 9.9) 7.0 (1.1 to 11.0) 2.1 (−2.7 to 5.0) 0.327
Volodorsal shift in mm, volar (−), dorsal (+) 7.2 (−5.6 to 30.3) 4.0 (2.8 to 10.3) −3.2 (−11.6 to 11.2) 0.069
Proximodistal shift in mm, shortened (−), lengthened (+) −5.3 (−17.0 to 13.9) −0.6 (−3.8 to 0.2) 2.9 (−0.0 to 5.4) 0.123
Dorsopalmar tilt in deg, dorsal (−), volar (−) −9.0 (−16.8 to 13.9) −6.4 (−7.9 to 0.4) 5.5 (−6.9 to 10.3) 0.050
Radial inclination in deg, ulnar (−), radial (+) 5.6 (0.4 to 8.8) 3.2 (−1.4 to 8.8) −1.4 (−9.3 to 5.3) 0.208
Axial rotation in deg, pronation (−), supination (+) −7.6 (−36.4 to 2.0) −2.6 (−13.2 to 12.3) 15.0 (1.2 to −30.6) 0.484

IQR interquartile range, deg degrees, mm millimetre

aRelated samples Wilcoxon signed rank test

Bold value indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)