Radiographic Outcomes of Percutaneous Pinning for Displaced Extra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Radius: A Time Course Study

Table 5

Group comparison of the final loss of alignment after fracture healing.

Variables	Group 1	Group 2	𝑃 values^†
	(𝑛=25)	(𝑛=60)
Δ^e Post-M3§ (mean, SD)
RH^a (mm)	1.00 (1.31)	1.45 (1.67)	0.305
RI^b (degree)	1.11 (2.46)	1.91 (3.21)	0.267
RT^c (degree)	3.78 (7.09)	8.39 (6.74)	0.006*
UV^d (mm)	−1.85 (1.44)	−1.85 (1.44)	0.958

†Wilcoxon rank sum test, unless otherwise stated.
*The difference is significant (𝑃<0.05).
^aRH: radial height; ^bRI: radial inclination; ^cRT: radial tilt; ^dUV: ulnar variance; ^eΔ𝑌₂−𝑌₁: change of 𝑌.
§M𝑥: 𝑥 months after the index surgery.