Research Article
Manipulation of Displaced Distal Radial Fractures in the Superelderly: Prediction of Malunion and the Degree of Radiographic Improvement
Table 1
Case-mix variables for the study cohort.
| Case-mix variables | = (%) |
| Gender | | Male | 15 (6.6) | Female | 213 (93.4) | Dominant limb | | Yes | 93 (40.8) | No | 135 (59.2) | Independent | | Yes | 126 (55.3) | No | 102 (44.7) | Injury mechanism | | Simple fall | 224 (98.2) | Fall from height | 1 (0.4) | RTA | 2 (0.9) | Assault | 1 (0.9) | Associated fracture | | Yes | 37 (16.2) | No | 191 (83.8) | AO Classification | | A | 123 (53.9) | B | 1 (0.4) | C | 104 (45.6) | Dorsal comminution | | Yes | 212 (93.0) | No | 16 (7.0) |
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