Background
Methods
Patient data
Characteristics | Group A† | Group B‡ | p value |
---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 13 | 15 | |
Mean age (years) | 36.1 ± 14.2 | 29.3 ± 11.2 | 0.084 |
Sex | 0.196 | ||
Women | 6 (46%) | 5 (33%) | |
Men | 7 (54%) | 10 (67%) | |
Injured wrist | 0.147 | ||
Right | 6 (46%) | 10 (67%) | |
Left | 7 (54%) | 5 (33%) | |
Dominant side injury | 6 (46%) | 8 (53%) | 0.359 |
Concomitant DRF | 3 | 2 | 0.26 |
Time to surgery (months) | 1.1 | 12.3 |
0.000
|
Surgical procedure
Functional and radiographic survey
Statistical analysis
Results
Surgical data
Clinical outcome
Items | Group A | Group B | p value |
---|---|---|---|
QuickDASH | 4.4 ± 5.9 | 12.9 ± 9.9 |
0.009
|
Grip strength (kg) | 37.4 ± 5.1 | 29.1 ± 5.9 |
0.000
|
Range of motion (degrees) | |||
Supination | 81.9 ± 4.3 | 75 ± 8.5 |
0.007
|
Pronation | 78.8 ± 3 | 74.3 ± 5.9 | 0.018 |
Extension | 84.6 ± 4.3 | 76.7 ± 6.5 |
0.000
|
Flexion | 80.4 ± 3.8 | 72 ± 4.1 |
0.000
|
Pain score | 0.6 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 1 | 0.025 |
Complications
Items | Group A | Group B | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Patients with complications | 5 (38%) | 12 (80%) |
0.000
|
Bone related | |||
Nonunion | 1 (8%) | 2 (13%) | |
DRUJ subluxation | 0 | 3 (20%) | |
Bone resorption | 1 (8%) | 3 (20%) | |
Implant related | |||
Migration | 1 (8%) | 2 (13%) | |
Removal | 5 (38%) | 8 (53%) |