Table 7 Complications in patients included in a 3 year follow-up of a randomized controlled study comparing non-operative treatment with volar locking plate (VLP) in patients > 70 years of age
Major complications | ||
Non-operative treatment (n = 33) | Volar Locking Plate (n = 33) | |
Additional surgery with VLP due to unacceptable secondary displacement | 1 | 0 |
Corrective osteotomy | 2 | 0 |
Plate extraction and carpal tunnel release | 0 | 1 |
Plate extraction | 0 | 1 |
Carpal tunnel release | 2 | 1 |
Total | 5 (15%) | 3 (9%) |
Minor complications | ||
Non-operative treatment (n = 24) | Volar locking plate (n = 28) | |
Numbness | 1 | 5 |
Scar adherence | 0 | 1 |
Ulnar pain | 4 | 1 |
Total | 5 (21%) | 7 (25%) |