Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Loss of angles and age/sex
From: Late collapse of distal radius fractures after K-wire removal: is it significant?
Category (number of patients) | Loss of angles—mean (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Radial tilt° | Ulnar variance (mm) | Dorsal tilt° | |
<65 years (33) | 2.2 (0–12) | 1.1 (0–4) | 2.2 (0–12) |
≥65 years (26) | 2.0 (0–30) | 1.5 (0–10) | 3.1 (0–12) |
P value (Mann–Whitney test) | 0.967 | 0.927 | 0.164 |
Male (20) | 2.3 (0–12) | 1.4 (0–4) | 2.1 (0–12) |
Female (39) | 2.8 (0–30) | 1.3 (0–10) | 2.9 (0–12) |
P value (Mann–Whitney test) | 0.585 | 0.927 | 0.164 |
All patients (59) | 2.6 (0–30) | 1.3 (0–10) | 2.6 (0–12) |