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Table 2 Postoperative functional scores in surgical (external fixator and volar locking plate fixation) and cast fixation groups at 1 year after the index procedure

From: Clinical outcomes in distal radial fractures with ipsilateral arteriovenous fistulas

Variable

Surgical fixation

Cast fixation

P

VAS (score 1–10)

3.0 (1.0, 3.8)

4.0 (3.5, 5.0)

0.065

Mayo score (score 1–100)

62.5 (60.0, 76.3)

40 (40.0,57.5)

0.030*

QuickDASH (score 0–100)

18.0 (6.9, 31.2)

50 (46.5, 68.75)

0.002*

  1. All data for variables were expressed as medium (Q1, Q3)
  2. ESF external skeletal fixation, VLPF volar locking plate fixation, VAS visual analog scale
  3. *Significantly different (P < 0.05) in Mann-Whitney test