Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
Feature | Study group (n = 97) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) [years] | 62.4 ± 7.1 | |
Gender | Male (%) | 24 (24.7 %) |
Female (%) | 73 (75.3 %) | |
Side of fracture | Right (%) | 39 (40.2 %) |
Left (%) | 58 (59.8 %) | |
Fracture of extremity | Dominant (%) | 40 (41.2 %) |
Non-dominant (%) | 57 (58.8 %) | |
Type of fracture | Colles (%) | 95 (97.9 %) |
Smith (%) | 2 (2.1 %) | |
Type of treatment | Surgical (%) | 33 (34 %) |
Non-surgical (%) | 64 (66 %) | |