Research Article
Which Are the Most Relevant Questions in the Assessment of Outcome after Distal Radial Fractures?
Table 5
Percentage of variation within each scoring system explained by subsets of variables (
= number of variables).
| Scoring system | Variables | | Gartland and Werley | Sarmiento | Cooney | DASH | Watts | MacDermid | Patient satisfaction |
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Opening packets, cutting meat, work (including housework), worst pain | 4 | 56% | 58% | 26% | 93% | 91% | 94% | 23% |
Opening packets, cutting meat, housework, worst pain | 4 | 56% | 58% | 20% | 90% | 90% | 85% | 22% |
Opening packets, cutting meat, worst pain, work | 4 | 55% | 57% | 24% | 83% | 89% | 93% | 23% | Work | 1 | 30% | 31% | 4% | 77% | 64% | 84% | 5% |
Opening packets | 1 | 47% | 49% | 24% | 57% | 76% | 58% | 1% |
Cutting meat | 1 | 45% | 47% | 17% | 60% | 76% | 70% | 7% | Housework | 1 | 30% | 29% | 12% | 74% | 50% | 56% | 2% | Worst pain | 1 | 21% | 22% | 0% | 43% | 45% | 59% | 19% |
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