Volar locking distal radius plates show better short-term results than other treatment options: A prospective randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline comparisons of intervention (volar locking distal radius plate) and control (other treatments) group

	Intervention group n = 24	Control group n = 26
Patient characteristics
Mean age (SD)	51.1 (16.0)	52.5 (16.5)
Gender F (M)	15 (9)	13 (13)
% Osteoporosis	43	47
% Diabetes mellitus	5	4
% With medical condition1	25	29
Dominant hand	9	12
Fracture classification
A2	0	2
A3	4	7
B2	3	3
C1	7	6
C2	8	7
C3	2	1

¹Medical conditions recorded were COPD (3), Patient on aspirin or clopidogrel (5); oral steroids (1); continuous inhaled steroids (2); ischaemic heart disease (2). F: Female; M: Male.