Table 3. Hand function performance tests under two conditions (cast and orthosis).

	Cast	Splint	t-value	p-value
	Mean (SD)
Purdue Pegboard Test (number of pieces carried)	14.1 (1.5)	14.3 (1.8)	0.646	0.526
Chopsticks test (number of beans carried)	16.7 (6.1)	19.7 (5.1)	2.058	0.054
Writing test (number of seconds taken)	24.4 (5.8)	26.3 (7.0)	2.988	0.008