Effect of the Articular Surface Incongruency on Surgical Outcome of the Distal Radius Fracture

Table 4

Relation between the result of the physician-reported rating scale (MMWS) and patients’ variables.

	()	()	value
Age at injury (SD)	53.8 (11.54)	55.7 (8.48)	0.663
Sex (male : female)	7 : 24	11 : 27	0.593
Side (% of dominant side)	16 (51.6%)	14 (36.8%)	0.373
Follow-up duration (months, SD)	16.0 (8.86)	13.8 (6.59)	0.136
Delay to surgery (days)	4.4 (3.40)	3.63 (2.59)	0.348
Fracture type (AO) (: )	3 : 23	6 : 32	0.373
Initial injury of the ulnar styloid process (none : tip : base)	7 : 5 : 19	14 : 6 : 18	0.485
Radial inclination (% of normal)	21 (67.7%)	30 (78.9%)	0.409
Radial height (% of normal)	23 (74.2%)	31 (81.6%)	0.561
Ulnar variance (% of normal)	25 (80.6%)	27 (71.1%)	0.263
Volar tilt (% of normal)	23 (74.2%)	24 (63.2%)	0.437
Mismatch of the scaphoid facet	34.1	35.8	0.661
Mismatch of the volar lunate facet	33.8	36.0	0.552
Mismatch of the dorsal lunate facet	29.5	39.5	0.025
Mismatch of the central portion	32.1	37.3	0.079
Mismatch of the dorsal rim	36.4	33.9	0.420
Mismatch of the volar rim	32.7	36.9	0.172
Mismatch of the sigmoid notch	37.3	34.1	0.520

Results were presented with the mean rank.