Table 3.
Radiological outcome
Group A | Group B | t | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean CA | 7.1 ± 6.8 | 15.6 ± 11.6 | 2.341 | 0.028 |
Mean AUPA | 11.8 ± 6.5 | 6.8 ± 8.6 | 1.686 | 0.105 |
Mean AUPL | 17.0 ± 6.1 | 25.6 ± 7.7 | 3.165 | 0.004 |
Mean OAUL | 32.4 ± 7.9 | 23.1 ± 6.8 | 3.153 | 0.004 |
Heterotopic ossification, n/N (%) | 1/15 (6.7) | 0/11 (0) | N/A | N/A |
Redislocation, n/N (%) | 0/15 (0) | 1/11 (9.1) | N/A | N/A |
CA, carrying angle; AUPA, angle between the axis of proximal and distal fragments of fractured ulna on anteroposterior radiographs; AUPL, angle between the axis of proximal and distal fragments of fractured ulna on lateral radiographs; OAUL, angle between the line passing at the level of the coronoid and the posterior apex of the olecranon and axis of ulna on lateral radiographs; N/A, not applicable