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Table 1 Function

From: Palmar and dorsal fixed-angle plates in AO C-type fractures of the distal radius: is there an advantage of palmar plates in the long term?

Months

1.5

3

6

12

Palmar

Dorsal

V

D

V

D

V

D

V

D

Flex/ex

64 ± 28*

42 ± 16

97 ± 27*

55 ± 23

111 ± 20*

72 ± 16

129 ± 20*

92 ± 33

Rad/uln

35 ± 15

28 ± 15

49 ± 10

38 ± 15

57 ± 8

47 ± 10

54 ± 7

47 ± 20

Pro/sup

112 ± 42

87 ± 36

143 ± 23*

108 ± 42

156 ± 15*

138 ± 17

167 ± 14*

141 ± 33

Grip strength

47 ± 21*

25 ± 16

76 ± 20*

42 ± 18

91 ± 12*

60 ± 18

95 ± 10*

75 ± 21

Pain

3.9 ± 2.1*

5.4 ± 1.7

1.9 ± 1.1*

4.3 ± 1.5

1.2 ± 0.6*

3.0 ± 1.6

1.2 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 1.5

  1. *Significance when p < 0.05, Flexion/Extension, Radial/Ulnarduction, Pro/Supination