Table 3.

Demographics of the patients included in the two studies.

Author	Title	Year	Nation	N. of patients VLP	Mean age VLP (range)	Gender M/F VLP	N. of patients EF	Mean age EF (range)	Gender M/F EF	Follow-up (months)
Mellstrand Navarro C. et al.	Volar locking plate or external fixation with optional addition of K-wires for dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: a randomized controlled study	2016	Sweden	70	63 (50-74)	7/63	69	63 (50-74)	5/64	12
Saving J. et al.	External fixation versus volar locking plate for unstable dorsally displaced distal radius fractures – a 3-year follow-up of a randomized controlled study	2019	Sweden	62 (50-74)	63	7/55	56 (50-74)	63	2/54	36