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Table 6 Radiographic outcome in patients included in the 3 years follow-up of a randomized controlled study comparing non-operative treatment with volar locking plate in patients > 70 years of age

From: Non-operative treatment or volar locking plate fixation for dorsally displaced distal radius fractures in patients over 70 years – a three year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

 

Non-operative treatment (n = 21)

Volar Locking Plate (n = 27)

P-value*

Mean

Std D

95% CI

Median

IQR

Mean

Std D

95% CI

Median

IQR

 

Dorsal tilt (°)

11

10

6–16

15

20

−3

8

(−6)-1

−5

12

< 0.001

Radial Inclination (°)

16

6

13–18

15

5

21

4

20–23

21

6

< 0.001

Ulnar variance (mm)

3

2

2–4

3

4

0.8

2

0–2

0

2

0.003

Scapholunar angulation (°)

71

10

67–75

70

14

67

9

63–70

69

13

0.272

  1. n: numbers
  2. °: degrees
  3. Std D Standard deviation, CI confidence interval for the mean
  4. * Mann-Whitney u-test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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