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Table 4 Postoperative functional scores in external skeletal fixation (ESF) and volar locking plate fixation (VLPF) groups at 1 year after the index procedure

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

Variable

ESF

VLPF

P

VAS (score 1–10)

3.5 (3.0, 4.8)

1.0 (0.3, 2.5)

0.057

Mayo score (score 1–100)

60 (60.0, 63.8)

72.5 (61.3, 83.8)

0.200

QuickDASH (score 0–100)

27.5 (20.0, 38.8)

8.8 (4.6, 15.1)

0.029*

  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