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 |