Table 3 Comparison of functional outcomes of patients treated with internal fixation for acute fracture dislocations, for neglected injuries and salvage procedure for neglected injuries

Acute injuries treated with internal fixation

Trumble [10]

-

77

Knoll [11]

-

80

Souer [12]

71-66

76-67

Sotereanos [13]

65.5

77

Hildebrand [14]

66

73

Herzberg [1]

79

79

Chronic injuries treated with salvage procedure

Inoue [5]

62.5%- fair

63

Proximal row carpectomy

37.5%-poor

Rettig [15]

-

34 (kg)

Proximal row carpectomy

Chronic injuries treated with internal fixation

Siegert et al [3]

6/16 (37.5%) satisfactory results

-

Mean interval between injury and surgery- 17 weeks

Inoue [5]

3 good, 1 fair and 2 poor

Mean interval between injury and surgery- 16 weeks

Kailu L et al [9]

four good, one fair, and one poor

-

Mean interval between injury and surgery- 17 weeks

Komurcu M et al [4]

72.5

26.33 (kg)

Mean interval between injury and surgery- 26 days

Our study

75

88