Table 2.
Reported Post-operative Outcomes by Treatment Group
| Author/Year | Grip Strength (kg) | Flexion (°) | Extension (°) | Pronation (°) | Supination (°) | DASH | MMWS | DRUJ Instability at Follow-up (no. of patients) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast immobilization | ||||||||
| Kaizeman/2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Lee/2016 | 24 | 105 | 158 | 14 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Lee/2016∗ | 23 | 122 | 164 | 17 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Lee/2016∗∗ | 24 | 122 | 166 | 16 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Kim/2012 | 28 | 58 | 64 | 11 | 84 | 11 | 84 | 0 |
| K-wire stabilization | ||||||||
| Bajwa/2015 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.5 | - | 0 |
| Lee/2016 | 26 | 109 | 159 | 16 | 87 | 0 | ||
| Lee/2016∗ | 27 | 120 | 163 | 15 | 91 | 1 | ||
| Lee/2016∗∗ | 25 | 119 | 163 | 17 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Liu 2014 | 23.8 | 103.5 | 152.3 | - | - | 0 | ||
| TFCC repair | ||||||||
| Lee/2016 | 23 | 120 | 163 | 14 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Johandi/2017 | 21.4 | 48 | 55.8 | 68.3 | 79.2 | 8.5 | - | 1 |
| Garcia-Ruano/2014 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 84.2 | 0 |
| Gong/2015 | 16 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 12 | - | - |
No star = patients without ulnar styloid process fractures; ∗ = patients with ulnar styloid process tip fracture; and ∗∗ = patients with ulnar styloid process fracture.