Table 1 Descriptive comparison of perioperative variables between the EF and VLP group
Variable | External fixation | Volar locking plate | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n, % or mean ± SD | n, % or mean ± SD | ||||
Age | 50.5 ± 15.2 | 52.0 ± 14.6 | 0.372 | ||
Gender | 0.850 | ||||
Men | 13 | 56.5 | 23 | 59.0 | |
Women | 10 | 43.5 | 16 | 41.0 | |
Wrist fractured | 0.690 | ||||
Right | 13 | 56.5 | 20 | 51.3 | |
Left | 10 | 43.5 | 19 | 48.7 | |
Handedness | 0.495 | ||||
Dominant | 15 | 65.2 | 22 | 56.4 | |
Non-dominant | 8 | 34.8 | 17 | 43.6 | |
Mechanism | 0.380 | ||||
Fall from standing height | 8 | 34.8 | 15 | 38.5 | |
Motor vehicle collision | 7 | 30.4 | 7 | 17.9 | |
Sports injury | 2 | 8.7 | 5 | 12.8 | |
Fall from height | 1 | 4.3 | 5 | 12.8 | |
Industrial machinery injury | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 2.6 | |
Others | 2 | 8.7 | 6 | 15.4 | |
Type | 0.857 | ||||
C2 | 17 | 73.9 | 28 | 71.8 | |
C3 | 6 | 26.1 | 11 | 28.2 | |
Time to operation (days) | 4.5 ± 3.3 | 5.8 ± 4.0 | 0.114 | ||
Surgical duration (min) | 92 ± 36 | 105 ± 45 | 0.023 | ||
K-wire auxiliary fixation | 17 | 73.9 | 13 | 33.3 | 0.002 |
Bone graft | 7 | 30.4 | 11 | 28.2 | 0.852 |
Duration of follow-up | 19.0 ± 6.0 | 16.0 ± 6.4 | 0.518 | ||