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
Flexion (°)
61.9 ± 10.0
65.2 ± 7.6
0.15
Extension (°)
58.6 ± 7.7
61.1 ± 11.6
0.28
Supination (°)
74.7 ± 6.6
80 ± 7.2
0.002
Pronation (°)
78.5 ± 8.6
82.5 ± 8.0
0.054