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Table 3 Clinical outcomes at follow up

From: Below-elbow or above-elbow cast for conservative treatment of extra-articular distal radius fractures with dorsal displacement: a prospective randomized trial

 

4 weeks

p value

12 weeks

p value

Short cast

Long cast

Short cast

Long cast

Mayo wrist score

1 [1 1]

1 [1 1]

0.999

3 [3 4]

4 [3 4]

0.825

DASH score

71.7 [67.1 76.3]

72 [67.45 76.3]

0.999

0.8 [0 2.1]

1.7 [0 2.5]

0.615

Mayo elbow score

4 [4 4]

3 [2 3]

< 0.001

4 [4 4]

4 [4 4]

0.999

  1. Data are represented by median [25%percentiles 75%percentiles]. Two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X