Table 3.
Characteristics of the included studies
| Non open source | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| References | NOS | Study type | Eligble N/N | Mean age (years) | Follow-up (months) | PA | ROM | Grip strength | PRO; mean | Associations with PA | Predictors for PA |
| Bolmers et al. [18] | 5 MQ | PS | 47 | 39 | 240 | Not described | + | + |
DASH; B#; 14 C#; 15 |
ROM: NS Grip strength: NS PRO: NS |
– |
| Foldhazy et al. [36] | 7 HQ | PS | 37/66 | 45 | 108–156 | gr I: 8/66 | + | + |
ROM: NS Grip strength: NS |
– | |
| Forward et al. [11] | 5 MQ | RS | 106 | 25 | 456 |
gr 0: 50 gr I: 31 gr II: 21 gr III: 4 |
− (% uninjured wrist) | + |
DASH; EA# 9 IA# 13 |
Grip strength: no conclusion VAS: NS DASH: no conclusion |
Radial length (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.02–1.45) Dorsal angulation (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03–1.1) Radial inclination: NS Intra-articular fracture (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.43–7.14) |
| Goldfarb et al. [34] | 7 HQ | RS | 16 | 32 | 180 |
gr 0: 0 gr I: 6 gr II: 7 gr III: 2 |
+ | + |
ROM: poorer F (p < 0.02) Grip strength: NS PRO: NS |
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| Kopylov et al. [13] | 4 LQ | RS | 76 | 31 | 384 (32 yrs) |
33% PA RC 25% PA DRUJ |
+ | + |
ROM: no conclusion Grip strength: no conclusion PA RC ‘more complaints’ than PA DRUJ, no correlation reported |
Ulnar variance (2.7 mm with PA vs. 0.9 mm without PA, p < 0.01) Dorsal angulation: NS Radial inclination: NS Gender: NS |
|
| Lindau et al. [14] | 5 MQ | PS | 76 | 41 | 26 | gr 1: 9 | + | + | No conclusions |
Dorsal angulation: NS Radial shortening: NS Radial inclination: NS Ulnar variance: NS Arthroscopically verified subchondral hematoma |
|
| Lutz et al. [15] | 7 HQ | RS | 81 | 38 | 108 |
gr 0: 2 gr I: 45 gr II: 34 |
+ | + | DASH; 7.5 |
ROM: F/E: sign lower in gr II vs. gr I PA, (p = 0.03) Grip strength: NS VAS: NS DASH: NS |
Articular (6/7 patients with stepn >1 mm developed severe PA) Articular cavity depth (4.1 mm gr I PA vs. 5.8 mm gr II PA, p < 0.05) AP distance (20.3 mm gr I PA vs.21.7 mm gr II PA, p < 0.05) Palmar tilt: NS Radial shortening: NS Radial inclination: NS |
| Rogachefsky et al. [38] | 6 MQ | RS | 17 | 43 | 30 |
gr 0: 3 gr I: 10 gr II: 3 gr III: 1 |
+ | + | No conclusions | – | |
| Sharma et al. [17] | 8 HQ | PS | 64 | OP 48 NO 52 | 24 |
NO gr I: 16 OP gr I: 5 |
+ | + |
DASH; NO 14 OP 5 |
ROM: NS Grip strength: NS PRO: no conclusion |
Less PA in surgically treated patients NO 16 OP 5 |
| Open source | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| References | NOS | Study type | Eligble N/N | Mean age (years) | Follow-up (months) | PA | ROM | Grip strength | PRO; mean | Associations with PA | Predictors for PA |
| Beyermann [37] | 6 MQ | RS, POS (no PA) | 10/19 | 53 | 32.5 | All <gr II | + | + | DASH; 11.5 | No conclusions | – |
| Catalano et al. [10] | 5 MQ | RS, POS | 21 | 30 | 86 |
gr 0: 5 gr I: 10 gr II: 6 |
+ | + |
ROM: supination (rho = −0.476, p = 0.029) Grip strength (r = 0.463, p = 0.034) PRO: NS |
Step (r = 0.74, p < 0.001) Gap (r = 0.70, p < 0.001) |
|
| Doi et al. [33] | 7 HQ | PS, OS | 33/82 | 52 | 31 |
gr 0: 16 gr I: 10 gr II: 6 gr III: 1 |
+ | + |
ROM: F (r = −0.350, p = 0.046) Grip strength: no conclusion |
Incongruency (p < 0.001) Arthroscopically assisted reduction less PA (p = 0.014) |
|
| Espen [19] | 5 MQ | RS, OS | 11/20 | 53 | 38 |
gr 0:3 >gr 0:8 |
+ | + | DASH; 20.5 |
ROM: NS Grip strength: NS PRO: NS |
– |
| Fernandez et al. [12] | 8 HQ | RS, OS | 31/50 | 49.6 | 28.8 | 1/31 | – | – |
SF-36; PC: 46.58 MC: 53.06 |
PRO: With PA significant lower PC score than without PA (27.9 vs. 48.2, p < 0.001) | Incongruency (p < 0.005) |
| Fitoussi et al. [35] | 4 LQ | PS, OS | 31/34 | 42 | 24 |
gr 0: 23 gr I: 2 gr II: 4 gr III: 2 |
+ | + |
ROM: F (r = −0.429, p = 0.016) Supination (r = −0.423, p = 0.018) Grip strength: no conclusion |
Incongruency >2 mm (p < 0.05) | |
| Jupiter and Lipton [29] | 5 MQ | RS, OS | 10/13 | 35 | 30 |
gr 0: 9 >gr II: 1 |
+ | + | No conclusions | – | |
| Ring et al. [16] | 7 HQ | PS, OS | 18/25 | 46 | 26 |
gr 0: 13 gr I: 4 gr II: 1 |
+ | + |
ROM: NS Grip strength: NS |
– | |
| Strange-Vognsen [39] | 4 LQ | RS, POS | 42 | 29 | 187 |
gr 0: 15 gr I: 11 gr II: 9 |
– | ± (only reduced y/n) | No conclusions |
Residual deformity (r = 0.34, p < 0.05) Step (r = 0.34, p < 0.05) Dorsal angulation: NS Radial inclination: NS |
|
| Tyllianakis et al. [30] | 5 MQ | PS, POS | 6/21 | 53.5 | 13 |
gr 0: 3 gr I: 2 gr II: 1 |
+ | + | No conclusions | – | |
| Total |
7 HQ 9 MQ 4 LQ |
7 OS 3 partially OS |
733 (OS 213) | 37 yrs (range 25–54) | range (13-456) |
gr 0: 142 > gr 0: 343 |
15 | 17 | 9 | ||
PA posttraumatic arthritis (grading according to Knirk and Jupiter [8]), ROM range of motion, PRO patient reported outcome measure, DASH disability of arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire, NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, LQ low quality, MQ medium quality, HQ high quality, PS prospective, RS retrospective, MA meta-analysis, OS open source, POS partially open source, EA extra-articular, IA intra-articular, NO non-operative, OP operative, NS not significant, F flexion, E extension, + the study describes the outcome measurement described, − the study does not describe the outcome measurement described, OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval