Table 3 Radiographic measures and DASH score at baseline and one year after distal radius fracture
All patients (n = 143) | Closed reduction and cast (n = 55) | Closed reduction and fixation* (n = 88) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean (SD) | median | mean (SD) | median (range) | mean (SD) | median (range) | |
Dorsal tilt (degr) | ||||||
Baseline | 19 (17) | 19 | 15 (11) | 15 (-4-46) | 22 (19) | 22 (-50-56) |
1 year | 4 (11) | 4 | 8 (5) | 7 (-11-29) | 0 (10) | 2 (-25-32) |
Contralateral wrist† | -7.9 (8) | -10 | -7.9 (6) | -8 (-16-17) | -8 (10) | -10 (-25-40) |
Ulnar variance (mm) | ||||||
Baseline | 2.4 (4.3) | 3.0 | 1.6 (4.7) | 3.0 (-28-12) | 3.0 (3.6) | 3.0 (-12-16) |
1 year | 2.6 (3.4) | 2.0 | 3.5 (3.4) | 3.0 (-3.0-10) | 2.0 (3.4) | 2.0 (-5.0-11) |
Contralateral wrist† | -0.04 (1.7) | 0 | 0.07 (1.7) | 0 (-4.0-4.0) | -0.11 (1.8) | 0 (-5.0-5.0) |
Radial inclination (degr) | ||||||
Baseline | 15 (8) | 16 | 17 (7) | 17 (-17-33) | 14 (7) | 14 (-15-34) |
1 year | 18 (6) | 18 | 16 (5) | 15 (5-27) | 19 (6) | 19 (2-36) |
Contralateral wrist† | 22 (4) | 22 | 22 (3) | 22 (12-28) | 22 (4) | 23 (10-31) |
DASH score | ||||||
Baseline | 5 (9) | 0 | 6 (11) | 0 (0-37) | 4 (8) | 0 (0-34) |
1 year | 19 (18) | 14 | 19 (18) | 15 (0-57) | 19 (18) | 13 (0-76) |