Table 3 Involvement of fracture location, positive ulnar variance, and presence of rotatory palmar subluxation of the lunate (RPSL) in wrists with and without ulnar carpal translation (UCT)
Fracture involvement | UCT (53 wrists) | Non-UCT (1033 wrists) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Radial styloid | 20 (37.7%) | 47 (4.5%) | < 0.001 |
Palmar rim | 18 (34.4%) | 179 (17.3%) | 0.004 |
Dorsal rim | 25 (47.2%) | 252 (24.4%) | < 0.001 |
Die-punch fracture | 3 (5.7%) | 29 (2.8%) | 0.399 |
Ulnar styloid fracture | 29 (54.7%) | 320 (31.0%) | < 0.001 |
Positive ulnar variance | 4 (7.5%) | 260 (25.2%) | 0.005 |
RPSL | 24 (45.3%) | 162 (15.7%) | < 0.001 |