Treatment outcomes of applying external fixator on distal radius fractures: a randomized clinical trial to compare between two directions of force exertion in parallel to radius shaft and perpendicular to the distal radius articular surface

Table 1 Demographic and pre-operation radiological parameters data (N = 60)

Variable	Group A (N = 30)Mean (SD)	Group B (N = 30)Mean (SD)	P value
Age (Year) ^a	44.93 (SD 14.49)	43.90 (SD 11.07)	0.757
Sex % (Male) ^b	53.30%	56.70%	1.000
Involved side % (Right) ^b	56.70%	53.30%	1.000
Fernandez classification fracture type (%) ^c
Type 1	23.30%	30.00%	0.154
Type 2	5.00%	0.00%
Type 3	16.70%	20.00%
Type 4	3.30%	0.00%
Type 5	1.70%	0.00%
VAS pain score ^d	6.20 (SD 2.31)	6.37 (SD 1.73)	0.676
Radius height ^d	2.60 (SD 1.81)	3.47 (SD 2.43)	0.113
Palmar tilt ^d	18.23 (SD 8.05)	17.10 (SD 11.81)	0.237
Radial inclination ^a	16.57 (SD 8.34)	16.30 (SD 5.15)	0.882
Wrist alignment ^a	17.50 (SD 7.81)	16.80 (SD 7.04)	0.717
Articular step ^d	0.43 (SD 0.73)	0.40 (SD 0.67)	0.934

Visual Analogue Score (VAS)
^aIndependent T test, ^bFischer’s exact test, ^cChi square test, ^dMann Whitney test

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