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Table 1 Demographic data of the patients

From: Surgical outcomes of elderly patients aged more than 80 years with distal radius fracture: comparison of external fixation and locking plate

 

External fixation

(n = 41)

Volar locking plate

(n = 28)

p value

Mean age, years (range)

84 (80–97)

84 (80–96)

0.53

Male/Female

6/35

4/24

0.97

Type of fracture

0.46

 Extra-articular

17 (41%)

9 (32%)

 

 Intra-articular

24 (59%)

19 (68%)

 

OTA classification

0.51

 A2

11 (27%)

9 (32%)

 

 A3

8 (19%)

2 (7%)

 

 C1

6 (15%)

7 (25%)

 

 C2

6 (15%)

5 (18%)

 

 C3

10 (24%)

5 (18%)

 

Operation time, mins

58 ± 19

97 ± 29

< 0.0001

Hospital stay, days

2 ± 1

3 ± 1

0.0002

Follow-up time, years

1.3 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

0.38

  1. Significant p values are shown in bold. CVA Cerebrovascular accident, CAD Coronary artery disease, OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Association