Table 1. Post-treatment pain and functional scores, grip strength, return to work, and complication data of the patients.
Total (n=28) | Surgery (n=14) | Conservative (n=14) | p2 | |||||||||||||
n | % | Mean±SD | Min-Max | p1 | n | % | Mean±SD | Min-Max | p1 | n | % | Mean±SD | Min-Max | p1 | ||
VAS | 1.6±1.9 | 0-6 | 1.6±1.7 | 0-5 | 1.6±2.3 | 0-6 | 0.6630 | |||||||||
DASH | 16.6±15.6 | 0-50 | 18.6±14.5 | 5-50 | 14.6±16.8 | 0-50 | 0.2770 | |||||||||
JAMAR | 0.0138 | 0.9237 | 0.008 | |||||||||||||
Fractured side | 86.9±17.4 | 44-120 | 90.9±19.4 | 44-120 | 82.9±14.9 | 55-105 | 0.2317 | |||||||||
Healthy side | 93.6±14.6 | 35-115 | 91.9±19.9 | 35-115 | 95.4±6.6 | 90-110 | 0.5715 | |||||||||
Difference | 6.8±12.1 | –10-35 | 1.1±11.5 | –10-25 | 12.5±9.9 | 5-35 | 0.0093 | |||||||||
Return to work | 2.0±0.87 | 1-4 | 2.3±0.69 | 1.5-5 | 1.8±0.97 | 1-4 | 0.0063 | |||||||||
Complication | 9 | 32.14 | 1 | 7.14 | 8 | 57.14 | 0.005 | |||||||||
SD: Standard deviation; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; DASH: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; p1: Fractured vs. healthy side; p2: Surgery vs. conservative group; P<0.05 is accepted as significant, and the significant ones are written in bold. |