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Table 5 Comparison of complications at 12 weeks post-operatively

From: 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

Complication

Group A (N = 30)

Group B (N = 30)

P value

Pin track infection

5

4

0.718

Pin loosening

1

2

0.554

Transient median neuropathy

2

1

0.554

Radial neuropathy

1

0

0.313

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

1

1

1.000

  1. All analyses were performed using Chi square test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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