Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Comparison of scores after 6 months and 1 year follow-up in two treatment groups
External fixator | Volar plate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 months | 1 year | P value | 6 months | 1 year | P value | |
Pain | 19.91 ± 4.6 | 22.36 ± 2.86 | 0.000 | 21.22 ± 3.71 | 21.33 ± 3.5 | 0.570 |
ROM | 17.36 ± 6.2 | 22.0 ± 4.77 | 0.000 | 19.67 ± 5.3 | 19.89 ± 5.05 | 0.570 |
Grip strength | 16.91 ± 5.3 | 19.91 ± 5.4 | 0.000 | 16.78 ± 4.4 | 16.89 ± 4.4 | 0.323 |
Activity | 21.36 ± 4.4 | 23.09 ± 2.6 | 0.000 | 22.67 ± 3.1 | 23.44 ± 2.78 | 0.018 |
Final score | 75.54 ± 17.7 | 87.36 ± 11.62 | 0.000 | 80.33 ± 11.25 | 81.55 ± 11.327 | 0.006 |