Table 1. Comparison of the range of motion in the index finger under two conditions (cast and orthosis) adjusted by potential confounders.

The dependent variable was the range of motion in the index finger; Coefficients were indicated in unstandardized coefficients

SE: standard error

	Coefficients	SE	t-value	p-value
Age (years)	0.11	0.2	0.561	0.579
Sex (male)	6.45	6.31	1.022	0.314
Grip strength (kg)	-0.28	0.36	-0.779	0.441
Fixation condition (orthosis)	12.77	3.29	3.882	<0.001