Distal Radial Fractures in the Superelderly: Does Malunion Affect Functional Outcome?

Table 4

Comparison of subjective and objective outcome variables for independent patients with and without malunion.

Outcome variable	Malunion		Odds ratio or 95% CI	𝑃 value
	Yes 𝑛=16	No 𝑛=27
Activities of daily living
Able to:
Plate	80.0%	96.0%	2.3	0.14^†
Glass	100%	100%	—	—
Pan	66.7%	91.7%	4.6	0.10^†
Key	100%	100%	—	—
Bolt	100%	100%	—	—
Write	93.8%	100%	2.8	0.37^†
Scissors	100%	100%	—	—
Knife	100%	96.2%	1.6	0.62^†
Needle	86.7%	91.3%	1.2	1.0^†
Hammer	93.8%	96.2%	1.4	1.0^†
Total ADL score	19.0	19.3	−0.9 to 0.28	𝟎.𝟐𝟖^††
Wrist pain	18.8%	3.7%	6.0	𝟎.𝟏𝟒^†
Normal use	43.8%	59.2%	1.5	𝟎.𝟐𝟓^†
Grip strength*	−2.0	−4.1	−2.0 to 6.1	𝟎.𝟑𝟏^††
ROM* (degrees)
Pronation	−5.8	−0.6	−15.3 to 14.6	0.15^††
Supination	−5.1	−2.5	−11.6 to 6.4	0.56^††
Flexion	−20.7	−9.5	−21.4 to 0.34	0.85^††
Extension	0.0	−3.1	−6.7 to 13.1	0.52^††
Radial deviation	−2.5	0.0	−9.3 to 4.3	0.47^††
Ulna deviation	−3.3	−7.9	−4.0 to 13.3	0.93^††
Global	36.8	22.5	−15.0 to 43.5	0.41^††

∗Difference compared with opposite (normal) wrist.
^†Fisher’s exact test.
^††unpaired 𝑡-test.