Table 3.
T-test results for relationship between the volar plating (VP) and external fixation (EF) group (total of 62 distal radial fractures) outcomes with regard to radiological measurements, disabilities of the arm, hand, and shoulder (DASH) score, and grip strength (p1) and comparison with the uninjured hand/wrist for all patients (p).
| Volar plate | External fixation | p1 | |||||
| Operated (n = 41) | Uninjured(n = 41) | p | Operated(n = 21) | Uninjured(n = 21) | P | ||
| Flexion (°) | 60.7 ± 14.5 | 73.4 ± 11.2 | 0.0004 | 51.5 ± 13.6 | 68.7 ± 10.1 | 0.0001 | 0.009 |
| Extension (°) | 53.6 ± 14.1 | 63.6 ± 6.1 | 0.0007 | 46.8 ± 17.8 | 63.4 ± 7.2 | 0.002 | 0.052 |
| Ulnar deviation (°) | 19.5 ± 6.6 | 24.7 ± 6.5 | 0.0003 | 16.3 ± 6.9 | 21.2 ± 5.1 | 0.01 | 0.043 |
| Radial deviation (°) | 15.4 ± 5.3 | 21.3 ± 6.2 | 0.002 | 12.7 ± 5.4 | 21.5 ± 5.7 | 0.003 | 0.385 |
| DASH scores | 16.3 ± 11.3 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 0.0001 | 17.6 ± 11.9 | 6.2 ± 2.1 | 0.0002 | 0.341 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 49.7 ± 20.4 | 70.4 ± 19.7 | 0.0001 | 35.1 ± 18.7 | 58 ± 12.6 | 0.0008 | 0.004 |
| Radial inclination (°) | 19.1 ± 4.3 | 20.7 ± 1.9 | 0.02 | 19.3 ± 4.5 | 21.1 ± 3.2 | 0.11 | 0.435 |
| Volar tilt (°) | 5.1 ± 2.9 | 9.9 ± 1.6 | 0.0003 | 3.1 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 1.8 | 0.0001 | 0.11 |
| Radial height (mm) | 11.1 ± 2.2 | 12.2 ± 1.1 | 0.003 | 11.0 ± 1.8 | 12.1 ± 1 | 0.002 | 0.407 |
| Ulnar variance (mm) | 0.16 ± 0.8 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.32 | 0.22 ± 1.5 | 0.12 ± 0.1 | 0.45 | 0.1 |