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

Table 3

Group comparison of radiographic parameters after fracture fixation.

Variables	Group 1; ( = 30)	Group 2; ( = 55)	P value^†
RH^a (mm) (mean, SD)
Post-op	11.79 (1.94)	12.18 (1.97)	0.388
	11.08 (2.25)	11.04 (2.32)	0.937
M2	10.87 (2.16)	10.74 (2.51)	0.813
M3	10.82 (2.29)	10.67 (2.45)	0.778
RI^b (degree) (mean, SD)
Post-op	24.06 (3.07)	24.20 (3.12)	0.847
M1	23.00 (3.55)	22.59 (4.37)	0.640
M2	22.72 (3.37)	22.40 (4.52)	0.708
M3	22.83 (3.37)	22.28 (4.60)	0.531
VT^c (degree) (mean, SD)
Post-op	3.57 (4.43)	3.12 (5.09)	0.674
M1	−0.87 (7.40)	−2.87 (8.93)	0.275
M2	−2.44 (8.47)	−4.20 (9.70)	0.387
M3	−2.65 (8.57)	−4.36 (9.32)	0.397
UV^d (mm) (mean, SD)
Post-op	1.13 (1.60)	1.50 (2.19)	0.377
M1	2.36 (1.92)	2.75 (2.22)	0.393
M2	2.62 (2.08)	3.24 (2.34)	0.217
M3	2.73 (1.97)	3.48 (2.43)	0.127

Wilcoxon rank sum test, unless otherwise stated.
^aRH: radial height; ^bRI: radial inclination; ^cRT: radial tilt; ^dUV: ulnar variance.
M, months after the index surgery.