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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Surgical management of ulnar styloid fractures: comparison of fixation with anchor suture and tension band wire

Characteristics

Group A (N = 10)

Group B (N = 21)

p value*

Mean age (years)

32.6 ± 11.1

32.4 ± 13.9

0.403

Sex

  

0.075

 Women

2 (20%)

9 (43%)

 

 Men

8 (80%)

12 (57%)

 

Injured wrist

  

0.085

 Right

5 (50%)

14 (67%)

 

 Left

5 (50%)

7 (33%)

 

Dominant side injury

6 (60%)

13 (62%)

0.245

Concomitant DRF

1 (10%)

8 (38%)

0.034*

Time to surgery (months)

6.6

7.4

0.445

  1. †Patients who underwent anchor suture fixation
  2. ‡Patients who underwent tension band wiring fixation
  3. ₤DRF = distal radial fracture
  4. *p values in bold represent statistical significance (p < 0.05)