Table 1 Characteristics of the 93 responders
Mean age (SD) | 58 (18); range 22 – 89 | % (n=) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 81% (76) |
Dominance | Right | 90% (84) |
Injured Hand | Right | 45% (42) |
Left | 55% (51) | |
Dominant Hand Injured | Yes | 50% (46) |
Undergoing compensation | Yes | 7% (6) |
Diagnosis in Medical Documentation | Un-displaced Radial Fracture | 28% (25) |
Un-displaced Radial and Ulna fracture | 2% (2) | |
Displaced Radius | 32% (29) | |
Displaced Radius and Ulna | 30% (27) | |
Other fracture | 3% (3) | |
No fracture | 3% (3) | |
4 missing | ||
Intra/extra-articular fracture | Intra-articular | 35% (30) |
Extra-articular | 9% (8) | |
Unknown | 56% (47) | |
8 missing | ||
Management of Fracture | Open reduction internal fixation | 21% (19) |
Closed reduction and cast | 41% (37) | |
Cast alone | 32% (28) | |
Other | 6% (5) | |
4 missing | ||
Working | Yes | 53% (49) |
Not Working Due to Injury | Yes | 1% (1) |
Occupation | Professional | 17% (15) |
Supervisory | 14% (12) | |
Skilled manual | 13% (11) | |
Unskilled manual | 14% (12) | |
Retired | 43% (38) | |
5 missing | ||
Pain Medication Usage | Yes | 23% (21) |
Medication Frequency | Once a Month | 20% (5% of full sample) (4) |
(% of the responders | Once a Week | 20% (5% of full sample) (4) |
who did Require medication) | Once a Day | 25% (6% of full sample) (5) |
Twice a Day | 20% (5% of full sample) (4) | |
More often | 15% (3% of full sample) (3) | |
1 missing | ||
Previous Injury to Same Arm | Yes | 18% (17) |
Smoking status | Current Smoker | 13% (12) |
Ex smoker | 32% (30) | |
Non smoker | 55% (51) | |
Ethnic Origin | White British | 96% (83) |
Asian Indian | 2% (2) | |
Asian Pakistani | 1% (1) | |
Other | 1% (1) | |
6 missing | ||
Rehabilitation | Physiotherapy | 56% (50) |
Occupational Therapy | 11% (9) | |
Both services | 9% (8) |