The Effects of Dorsal Cortical Comminution on Radiographic Results following Percutaneous Pinning for Extra-Articular Colles’ Fracture

Table 1

Group comparisons of patient characteristics.

Variables	Group 1; ( = 30)	Group 2; ( = 55)	P value^†
Age, mean years (range)	58.6 (20, 73)	58.2 (23, 80)	0.889
Gender			0.975^‡
Male	7 (23.3)	13 (23.6)
Female	23 (76.7)	42 (76.4)
Side			0.021
Dominant	7 (23.3)	27 (49.1)
Nondominant	23 (76.7)	28 (50.9)
Technique			0.160^‡
Willenegger	24 (80.0)	36 (65.5)
Kapandji	6 (20.0)	19 (34.5)

Wilcoxon rank sum test, unless otherwise stated.
Fisher’s exact or chi-squared tests as applicable.
The difference is significant < 0.05).