Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Comparison between younger and older patients treated with distal ulna hook plate osteosynthesis
From: Ulna hook plate osteosynthesis for ulna head fracture associated with distal radius fracture
Group 1 (n = 26) | Group 2 (n = 22) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 65 years | > 65 years | |
Mechanism | |||
High-energy trauma | 12 | 0 | |
Low-energy fall | 14 | 22 | |
AO/OTA classification (distal radius fracture) | |||
Type A | 11 | 10 | |
Type B | 0 | 0 | |
Type C | 15 | 12 | |
Biyani classification (distal ulna fracture) | |||
Type I | 6 | 6 | |
Type II | 3 | 1 | |
Type III | 4 | 4 | |
Type IV | 13 | 11 | |
Range of motion | |||
Wrist flexion | 64° | 55° | *** |
Wrist extension | 62° | 50° | *** |
Pronation | 85° | 83° | |
Supination | 81° | 79° | |
Strength | |||
Grip strength | 27.2 | 13.5 | *** |
Pinch strencth | 8.2 | 4.5 | *** |
Q-DASH score | 8 (± 13) | 17 (± 23) | |
Mayo wrist score | 90 (± 11) | 90 (± 8) | |
Complications | |||
Discomfort or pain due to implant | 12 cases | 2 cases | *** |
Hypoesthesia (dorsal branch) | 3 cases | 1 cases | |
CRPS | 1 case | 0 case | |
Nonunion | 1 case | 1 case | |
Implant displacement | 0 case | 1 case | |