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. 2019 Oct 24;49(5):1418–1425. doi: 10.3906/sag-1811-73

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