Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Outcomes of ulna shortening osteotomy: a cohort analysis of 106 patients
Characteristic | Overall | Idiopathic | Secondary to DRF | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 106 | 62 | 44 | |
Age, mean (SD) (in years) | 50 (11) | 48 (11) | 52 (11) | 0.044 |
Sex = Male, n (%) | 32 (30) | 19 (31) | 13 (30) | 1.000 |
Duration of symptoms, median [IQR] | 12 [8, 30] | 18 [9, 36] | 12 [7, 24] | 0.089 |
Type of work, n (%) | 0.605 | |||
None | 32 (30) | 17 (27) | 15 (34) | |
Light | 24 (23) | 14 (23) | 10 (23) | |
Medium | 32 (30) | 18 (29) | 14 (32) | |
Heavy | 18 (17) | 13 (21) | 5 (11) | |
Dominant side affected = No, n (%) | 47 (44) | 25 (40) | 22 (50) | 0.430 |
Smoker, n (%) | 0.421 | |||
Yes | 22 (21) | 15 (24) | 7 (16) | |
No | 81 (76) | 46 (74) | 35 (80) | |
Unknown | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | |
Preoperative PRWHE, mean (SD) | ||||
Total score | 64 (18) | 66 (17) | 61 (20) | 0.195 |
Pain score | 34 (9) | 34 (8) | 32 (10) | 0.240 |
Function score | 61 (21) | 63 (20) | 58 (23) | 0.210 |
Preoperative active ROMa, mean (SD) | ||||
Wrist extension | −56 (14) | −60 (12) | −51 (15) | 0.001 |
Wrist flexion | 52 (17) | 57 (16) | 46 (18) | 0.001 |
Ulnar deviation | −23 (9) | −25 (9) | −21 (8) | 0.012 |
Radial deviation | 18 (6) | 18 (6) | 16 (6) | 0.108 |
Supination | −69 (17) | −72 (13) | −63 (20) | 0.006 |
Pronation | 74 (13) | 77 (11) | 69 (15) | 0.003 |
Preoperative grip strengthb, mean (SD) | 24 (11) | 27 (10) | 20 (11) | 0.008 |
Ulna shorteningc (mm), median [IQR] | 4 [3, 4] | 3 [3, 4] | 4 [3, 4] | < 0.001 |
Intervention = Concomitantd, n (%) | 18 (17) | 6 (10) | 12 (27) | 0.034 |