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. 2024 Jun 30;16(6):e63492. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63492

Table 6. Range of motion and grip strength comparison among two groups at respective follow-up.

Range of motion   Group I Group II Statistical analysis
Dorsiflexion (degrees)   Mean SD Mean SD T-test p-value
1st follow-up 44.78 6.38 54.06 3.41 7.264 <0.001
2nd follow-up 58.78 3.93 63.69 6.65 3.592 0.001
3rd follow-up 68.66 9.95 62.34 8.73 2.431 0.018
Palmar flexion (degrees) 1st follow-up 49.97 3.290 65.38 2.978 19.639 <0.001
2nd follow-up 65.09 4.748 71.97 8.630 3.948 <0.001
3rd follow-up 71.28 15.778 69.34 17.034 -0.472 0.639
Ulnar deviation (degrees) 1st follow-up 15.28 2.20 22.56 1.90 14.159 <0.001
2nd follow-up 23.50 1.33 26.28 3.55 4.155 <0.001
3rd follow-up 24.34 4.97 25.19 5.13 0.668 0.507
Radial deviation (degrees) 1st follow-up 6.91 1.60 13.41 2.07 14.046 <0.001
2nd follow-up 12.53 1.79 16.41 2.58 1.576 0.001
3rd follow-up 16.88 2.15 16.69 2.96 -0.290 0.773
Supination (degrees) 1st follow-up 49.75 3.22 65.56 3.17 19.781 <0.001
2nd follow-up 64.50 3.20 70.91 7.91 4.249 <0.001
3rd follow-up 66.28 9.12 69.25 10.56 1.204 0.233
Pronation (degrees) 1st follow-up 49.63 3.37 64.94 3.74 17.209 <0.001
2nd follow-up 65.59 4.14 71.09 7.87 3.501 0.001
3rd follow-up 65.03 9.93 68.16 10.06 1.250 0.216
  Mean SD Mean SD t P
Grip strength at final (24 weeks) follow-up 56.03 12.24 62.69 12.13 -2.185 0.033