Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with a distal radius fracture treated with a volar locking plate
| Demographics | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients | 206 |
| Age, years (range) | 53 ± 15 (19–89) |
| Male | 30 % (62) |
| Body mass index | 26 ± 6.0 |
| Smoking | 8.9 % (17) |
| ASA classification | |
| 1 | 36 % (73) |
| 2 | 58 % (117) |
| 3 | 5.9 % (12) |
| Treating surgeon | |
| A | 75 % (155) |
| B | 9.2 % (19) |
| C | 6.8 % (14) |
| Other | 8.7 % (18) |
| Trauma-related factors | |
| Injury to dominant side | 43 % (88) |
| Carpal tunnel release during ORIF | 18 % (38) |
| AO classification | |
| A | 41 % (84) |
| B | 13 % (26) |
| C | 47 % (96) |
| Ulna fracture | 58 % (119) |
| Days between injury and surgery | 8.8 ± 5.8 |
| Radiographic parameters after injury | |
| Ulnarward inclination | 12 ± 8.5° |
| Ulnar variance | 1.4 ± 4.7 mm |
| Volar tilt | −13 ± 21° |
| Radiographic parameters after surgery | |
| Ulnarward inclination | 20 ± 4.6° |
| Ulnar variance | −0.21 ± 3.0 mm |
| Volar tilt | 5.9 ± 8.2° |
| Questionnaires | |
| Pain catastrophizing scale | 18 ± 6.9 |
| DASH score | 48 ± 19 |
| Numerical rating of pain intensity | 3.6 ± 2.6 |
Continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation; discrete data as percentage (number)
ASA American Society for Anesthesiologists, DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand