Table 3.
Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcome in special groups
| Cases without associated Ulnar styloid fracture (n = 92) |
Cases younger than 50 years (n = 70 cases or 75 fractures) |
Comparison between age groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-angle plate (FAP) (n = 52) |
Variable-angle plate (VAP) (n = 40) |
P value | Fixed-angle plate (FAP) (n = 43) |
Variable-angle plate (VAP) (n = 27) |
P value | < 50 years (n = 70) |
≥ 50 years (n = 26) |
P value | ||
| Range of motion | Wrist flexion | 42.73 | 45.52 | 0.167 | 43.22 | 46.14 | 0.208 | 44.61 | 41.84 | 0.255 |
| Wrist extension | 39.55 | 54.19 | < 0.001 | 40.28 | 55.43 | < 0.001 | 47.51 | 43.12 | 0.100 | |
| Radial deviation | 12.37 | 15.07 | < 0.001 | 12.70 | 15.21 | < 0.001 | 13.90 | 12.64 | 0.031 | |
| Ulnar deviation | 25.64 | 36.26 | < 0.001 | 25.91 | 35.83 | < 0.001 | 30.65 | 27.24 | 0.034 | |
| Functional outcome | Grip strength (Kg) | 16.13 | 20.64 | < 0.001 | 16.26 | 20.62 | < 0.001 | 18.34 | 17.28 | 0.324 |
| VAS | 2.20 | 1.69 | 0.100 | 2.04 | 1.74 | 0.336 | 1.90 | 2.48 | 0.100 | |
| Mayo | 70.07 | 80.00 | < 0.001 | 72.87 | 80.33 | < 0.001 | 76.43 | 68.32 | 0.001 | |
| Q DASH | 9.50 | 2.67 | < 0.001 | 8.37 | 2.68 | < 0.001 | 5.66 | 9.98 | 0.020 | |
| Radiographic parameters | Radial height | 6.25 | 8.76 | < 0.001 | 6.78 | 8.90 | < 0.001 | 7.80 | 5.84 | 0.001 |
| Volar tilt | 6.89 | 9.98 | < 0.001 | 7.46 | 9.93 | < 0.001 | 8.64 | 6.84 | 0.025 | |