The Role of Additional K-Wires on AO Type C Distal Radius Fracture Treatment with External Fixator in Young Population

Table 1

Patients' demographics and NYOH wrist scoring scale assessment.

Variable	EF	EFK	P-value
Age (years)	41(6)	39(10)	0.504
Range	27-49	18-48
Sex			0.048
Male	9	16
Female	11	4
Hand dominance affected			0.191
Yes	15	10
No	5	10
AO type of fracture			0.939
C 1.	4	4
C 2.	7	8
C 3.	9	8
Pain(points)	17.8 (2.4)	18.6 (2.0)	0.258
Function(points)	26.8 (3.4)	27.8 (3.0)	0.328
Movement(points)	12.9 (1.7)	13.3 (1.8)	0.430
Grip(points)	12.7 (2.1)	12.9 (1.9)	0.752
Arthrosis			0.545
No	14	16
Minimal	4	4
Moderate	1	0
Severe	1	0
NYOH Total points	86.7 (11.8)	91.3 (10.0)	0.195
Results			0.806
Excellent	10	12
Fair	1	1
Good	9	7

EF: external fixation group; EFK: external fixation adjuvant K-wires group. NYOH: New York Orthopaedic Hospital wrist scoring scale consists of pain, function, movement, and grip.
Statistically significant (p<0.05).