Table 4.

Results of the DASH questionnaire analysis.

Variable	Group	N	Median	Q1	Q3	p
Score before surgery		86	47.92	35.00	57.50	0.000000
Score after surgery		86	8.33	0.00	23.33
Score before surgery	w	69	45.00	35.83	57.50	0.000000
Score after surgery	w	69	11.67	0.00	25.00
Score before surgery	m	17	50.83	35.00	55.83	0.000293
Score after surgery	m	17	2.50	0.00	8.33
Score before surgery	<60 years	48	46.25	35.00	60.83	0.000000
Score after surgery	<60 years	48	2.50	0.00	21.25
Score before surgery	>60 years	38	49.58	35.83	56.67	0.000000
Score after surgery	>60 years	38	13.33	0.83	23.33

Abbreviations: N, group size; Q₁, lower quartile; Q₃, upper quartile; w, women; m, men.