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Table 1 Demographic data of patients

From: Intramedullary nailing and plating osteosynthesis in the correction of post-traumatic deformity in late-diagnosed distal radius fractures: a retrospective comparison study

Characteristics

Group Aa

(N = 22)

Group Bb

(N = 25)

P-value *

Mean age (years)

56.8 ± 12.4

50.4 ± 17.8

0.058

Sex

  

0.178

 Women

14 (68%)

11 (44%)

 

 Men

8 (32%)

14 (56%)

 

Injured wrist

  

0.447

 Left

13 (59%)

12 (48%)

 

 Right

9 (41%)

13 (52%)

 

Dominant side injury

10 (45%)

13 (52%)

0.654

Fracture comminutionc

8 (36%)

10 (40%)

0.798

Time to surgery (weeks)

11.1 ± 4.7

12.0 ± 6.6

0.280

  1. *P-values < 0.05 are considered statistically significant
  2. aPatients who underwent intramedullary nailing
  3. bPatients who underwent plating osteosynthesis
  4. cComminution of metaphyseal area