Table 4.
Range of motion and grip strength in patients included in the 3 years follow-up of a randomized controlled study comparing non-operative treatment with volar locking plate in patients > 70 years of age
| Non-operative treatment (n = 22) | Volar Locking Plate (n = 27) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | 95% CI | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | 95% CI | Median | IQR | p-value* | |
| Adjusted grip strength (%) | 97 | 20 | 89–106 | 93 | 17 | 100 | 17 | 93–107 | 104 | 27 | 0.191 |
| Grip strength % | 95 | 20 | 86–104 | 88 | 23 | 101 | 17 | 94–107 | 98 | 23 | 0.095 |
| Grip strength injured hand (N) | 22 | 9 | 18–25 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 19–22 | 19 | 5 | 0.904 |
| Dorsal extension (%) | 93 | 11 | 88–98 | 100 | 14 | 91 | 11 | 87–96 | 95 | 17 | 0.585 |
| Dorsal extension (°) | 56 | 8 | 52–59 | 56 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 50–57 | 55 | 10 | 0.465 |
| Volar flexion (%) | 81 | 24 | 71–91 | 76 | 34 | 96 | 25 | 86–106 | 100 | 11 | 0.005 |
| Volar flexion (°) | 61 | 15 | 54–68 | 60 | 21 | 68 | 17 | 61–75 | 72 | 20 | 0.022 |
| Flexion-extension arc range (%) | 86 | 14 | 79–92 | 86 | 20 | 93 | 14 | 87–99 | 95 | 14 | 0.015 |
| Flexion-extension arc range (°) | 117 | 19 | 108–125 | 114 | 29 | 122 | 19 | 115–129 | 126 | 22 | 0.150 |
| Ulnar deviation (%) | 97 | 17 | 89–104 | 100 | 0 | 105 | 15 | 100–112 | 100 | 9 | 0.192 |
| Ulnar deviation (°) | 26 | 5 | 24–29 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 27–31 | 30 | 5 | 0.157 |
| Radial deviation (%) | 93 | 12 | 88–98 | 100 | 13 | 99 | 19 | 92–107 | 100 | 9 | 0.224 |
| Radial deviation (°) | 24 | 5 | 22–27 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 22–25 | 23 | 5 | 0.437 |
| Radial-ulnar deviation arc (%) | 95 | 13 | 89–100 | 100 | 10 | 99 | 11 | 95–103 | 100 | 9 | 0.244 |
| Radial-ulnar deviation arc (°) | 51 | 9 | 47–55 | 53 | 10 | 52 | 6 | 50–55 | 50 | 9 | 0.824 |
| Supination (%) | 90 | 12 | 84–95 | 90 | 19 | 98 | 9 | 94–101 | 100 | 7 | 0.007 |
| Supination (°) | 102 | 15 | 70–120 | 110 | 21 | 109 | 15 | 104–115 | 110 | 16 | 0.100 |
| Pronation (%) | 95 | 6 | 93–98 | 100 | 11 | 98 | 9 | 94–101 | 100 | 0 | 0.073 |
| Pronation (°) | 86 | 8 | 83–90 | 87 | 10 | 88 | 9 | 85–92 | 90 | 7 | 0.130 |
| Total rotation range (%) | 92 | 8 | 88–96 | 93 | 15 | 98 | 6 | 95–100 | 93 | 15 | 0.016 |
| Total rotation range (°) | 188 | 21 | 179–197 | 197 | 34 | 198 | 20 | 190–206 | 205 | 30 | 0.107 |
| Total ROM (%) | 90 | 9 | 86–94 | 89 | 13 | 96 | 7 | 94–99 | 98 | 5 | 0.004 |
| Total ROM (°) | 356 | 43 | 337–375 | 353 | 74 | 372 | 32 | 359–384 | 370 | 58 | 0.157 |
Values in actual degrees (°) or in percentages of the contralateral side (%)
*Mann-Whitney U Test
Adjusted for dominant right hand by reducing the value to 0.9091 times the measured value
ROM Range of motion, CI confidence interval, N newton/m2, n numbers