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Table 2 Functional Outcome Between Groups

From: Functional outcomes following fixation of a marginal distal radius fracture with two commonly used volar locking plates: a retrospective cohort study

  

Overall (N = 42)

Plate

P value

  

Synthes 2.4 LCP

(N = 21)

Acumed Acu-Loc VLP

(N = 21)

Range of motion

   

0.016*

  0–24%

0

0

0

 

  25–49%

0

0

0

  50–74%

1

0

1

  75–99%

25

17

8

  100%

16

4

12

Gripping power

   

0.014*

  0–24%

0

0

0

 

  25–49%

0

0

0

  50–74%

4

2

2

  75–99%

19

14

5

  100%

19

5

14

Pain VAS score (± SD)

1.19 (± 1.33)

1.33 (± 1.46)

1.05 (± 1.20)

0.49**

Subjective Functional Score

    

  Occupation (± SD)

8.50 (± 3.43)

8.43 (± 1.29)

8.57 (± 1.08)

0.698**

  Social activity (± SD)

9.29 (± 0.83)

9.38 (± 0.81)

9.19 (± 0.87)

0.466**

  Daily activity (± SD)

9.07 (± 1.05)

9.10 (± 1.09)

9.05 (± 1.02)

0.885**

  Overall (± SD)

8.74 (± 1.08)

8.62 (± 1.07)

8.86 (± 1.10)

0.483**

MAYO score (± SD)

74.35 (± 25.68)

76.67 (± 8.99)

86.19 (± 12.03)

0.006**

  1. * Fisher exact test; ** Mann-Whitney U-test