Research Article
The Effects of Dorsal Cortical Comminution on Radiographic Results following Percutaneous Pinning for Extra-Articular Colles’ Fracture
Table 2
Group comparison of radiographic parameters before/after fracture reduction.
| | Variables | Group 1
( = 30) | Group 2
( = 55) | P value† |
| | Pre-op (mean, SD) | | | | | RHa (mm) | 9.22 (2.19) | 8.90 (2.66) | 0.551 | | RIb (degree) | 19.08 (4.31) | 19.01 (4.99) | 0.947 | | RTc (degree) | −14.67 (7.46) | −20.76 (11.64) | 0.004 | | UVd (mm) | 2.83 (2.38) | 3.95 (2.49) | 0.045 | | Post-op (mean, SD) | | | | | RH (mm) | 11.79 (1.94) | 12.18 (1.97) | 0.388 | | RI (degree) | 24.06 (3.07) | 24.20 (3.12) | 0.847 | | RT (degree) | 3.57 (4.43) | 3.12 (5.09) | 0.674 | | UV (mm) | 1.13 (1.60) | 1.50 (2.19) | 0.377 | | Δe Post−Pre-op (mean, SD) | | | | | RH (mm) | 2.57 (1.70) | 3.28 (2.05) | 0.093 | | RI (degree) | 4.98 (3.26) | 5.19 (3.87) | 0.796 | | RT (degree) | 18.23 (9.19) | 23.88 (11.07) | 0.014 | | UV (mm) | −1.70 (1.77) | −2.46 (2.08) | 0.083 |
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Wilcoxon rank sum test, unless otherwise stated.
The difference is significant ( < 0.05).
aRH: radial height; bRI: radial inclination; cRT: radial tilt; dUV: ulnar variance; eΔ: change of .
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