Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Loss of angles and timing of wire removal
From: Late collapse of distal radius fractures after K-wire removal: is it significant?
Timing of K-wire removal (number of patients) | Loss of angles—mean (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Radial tilt° | Ulnar variance (mm) | Dorsal tilt° | |
4 weeks (8) | 1.5 (0–4) | 0.9 (0–4) | 1.5 (0–4) |
5 weeks (12) | 3.6 (0–12) | 1.0 (0–2) | 3.2 (0–12) |
6 weeks (33) | 1.8 (0–6) | 1.2 (0–8) | 2.7 (0–12) |
>6 weeks (6) | 6.7 (0–30) | 2.7 (0–10) | 2.2 (0–4) |
P value (analysis of variance) | 0.075 | 0.235 | 0.565 |