Patients with chronic wrist disability (n = 62) | Patients with an acute wrist injury (n = 62) | |||
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Age at injury, yrs, mean; SD (range) | 62; 13 (26-85) | 59; 16 (15-88) | ||
Female, n (%) | 52 (84) | 50 (81) | ||
Type of employment | ||||
Office work | 21 | 32 | 15 | 23 |
Healthcare, physiotherapy or care of children | 8 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
Retired | 15 | 24 | 22 | 35 |
Other* | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Missing | 15 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
Type of injury | ||||
Distal radius fracture | 55 | 88 | 58 | 94 |
Distal radius and ulna fracture | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Other injury hand/wrist** | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Type of treatment | ||||
Plaster cast | 34 | 55 | 36 | 58 |
External fixation | 13 | 21 | 17 | 27 |
Open reduction, internal fixation | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Osteotomy | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
Other*** | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |