Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Demographics of patients with distal radius fractures treated with either the standard volar approach or the pronator quadratus-sparing approach
Characteristic | Standard approach | PQ-sparing approach | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, n | 48 | 43 | – |
Mean age, years (range) | 50 (21–75) | 50 (21–75) | 0.851 |
Women:men, n (%) | 39 (81):9 (19) | 37 (86):6 (14) | 0.538 |
Fracture of dominant side, n (%) | 28 (58):20 (42) | 26 (60):17 (40) | 0.836 |
Extension:flexion injury, n (%) | 42 (88):6 (12) | 37 (88):5 (12) | 0.931 |
I° open:closed fracture, n (%) | 3 (6):45 (94) | 1 (2):42 (98) | 0.362 |
AO classification | |||
 A2, n (%) | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0.498 |
 A3, n (%) | 7 (14.6) | 4 (9.3) | |
 B1, n (%) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.3) | |
 B3, n (%) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (7.0) | |
 C1, n (%) | 4 (8.3) | 4 (9.3) | |
 C2, n (%) | 17 (35.4) | 21 (48.8) | |
 C3, n (%) | 16 (33.3) | 10 (23.3) | |