Table 8. Complications registered among the fracture classes during the first year after DRF.
| Complications | B0 ( n = 12) |
B1 ( n = 64) |
B2 ( n = 118) |
B3 ( n = 98) |
B4 ( n = 42) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 4 (33%) |
12 (19%) |
24 (21%) |
11 (11%) |
9 (21%) |
| EPL rupture | 0 | 2 (3%) |
3 (3%) |
0 | 1 (2%) |
| CRPS | 0 | 0 | 3 (3%) |
4 (4%) |
1 (2%) |
| Radial nerve paresthesia | 1 (8%) |
0 | 7 (6%) |
1 (1%) |
2 (5%) |
| Ulnar nerve paresthesia | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
1 (1%) |
1 (2%) |
| Cold intolerance | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
2 (2%) |
1 (2%) |
| Trigger finger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4%) |
0 |
| DRUJ instability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4%) |
0 |
| Malunion with osteotomy | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
1 (1%) |
0 |
| Mb de Quervain | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
1 (1%) |
0 |
Abbreviations: CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome; DRF, DRF, distal radius fracture; DRUJ, distal radioulnar joint; EPL, extensor pollicis longus.