Table 1 Relative motion of the ulna and radius (or plate) in transverse, sagittal and frontal planes, and range of motion from pronation to supination in both control and plated specimens. Data are reported in degrees of motion in frontal, sagittal and transverse planes

Carpus 1

Control

2.12

0.25

15.35

1.48

0.85

17.02

32.37

Carpus 2

Control

2.30

0.62

20.68

0.43

0.92

12.12

32.80

Carpus 3

Control

0.01

0.01

0.29

1.23

0.21

10.06

10.35

Carpus 4

Control

1.04

0.19

11.38

2.12

0.60

21.03

32.41

Carpus 5

Control

0.64

0.31

8.14

1.92

0.27

18.57

26.71

Carpus 6

Control

0.45

0.95

17.60

2.21

0.04

18.93

36.53

Carpus 7

Control

1.14

0.79

16.93

1.56

0.60

13.86

30.79

Carpus 8

Control

1.12

1.42

18.45

2.80

1.37

31.25

49.70

Mean

1.10

0.57

13.60

1.72

0.61

17.86

31.46

Standard deviation

0.78

0.47

6.72

0.72

0.44

6.56

10.89

Carpus 1

Plated

4.89

0.30

49.05

0.42

0.07

4.21

53.26

Carpus 2

Plated

2.65

1.69

37.75

0.97

0.15

5.79

43.54

Carpus 3

Plated

3.09

1.16

14.61

0.10

0.61

5.26

19.87

Carpus 4

Plated

1.64

0.46

15.23

2.59

0.56

28.42

43.65

Carpus 5

Plated

0.48

0.28

5.66

4.00

1.00

38.61

44.27

Carpus 6

Plated

1.13

0.19

12.97

1.67

0.17

17.95

30.92

Carpus 7

Plated

0.50

0.11

8.85

1.19

0.63

14.07

22.92

Carpus 8

Plated

0.45

0.35

15.97

3.50

1.61

37.26

53.23

Mean

1.85

0.57

20.01

1.81

0.60

18.95

38.96

Standard deviation

1.59

0.56

15.15

1.43

0.51

14.21

12.90

p = 0.183

p > 0.99

p = 0.243

p = 0.827

p = 0.969

p = 0.768

p = 0.077