Effect of Joint Use of External Minifixator and Titanium Lockplate on Total Active Motion Range and Hand Function Recovery in Comminuted Metacarpal and Phalanx Fracture Patients

Table 1

Between-group comparison of patients’ general data (n = 35).

Observation indicator	Control group	Study group	X^2/t	value
Age (years)	36.57 ± 5.10	37.00 ± 6.61	−0.304	0.762
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.95 ± 3.00	24.49 ± 4.14	−1.773	0.081
Fractured part			0.058	0.810
Metacarpal bone	16 (45.71%)	15 (42.86%)
Digital bone	19 (54.29%)	20 (57.14%)
Fracture type			0.068	0.794
Open fracture	11 (31.43%)	10 (28.57%)
Closed fracture	24 (68.57%)	25 (71.43%)
Cause of fracture			0.273	0.872
Injury by heavy crashing object	9 (25.71%)	8 (22.86%)
Injury by machine	16 (45.72%)	15 (42.85%)
Injury by exercise	10 (28.57%)	12 (34.29%)
Gender			0.280	0.597
Male	24 (68.57%)	26 (74.29%)
Female	11 (31.43%)	9 (25.71%)