Table 5.
Subgroup analysis and results according to immobilisation time
| Immobilisation < 6weeks | Immobilisation > = 6 Weeks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | Diff. | P-val | |||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | |||||
| Age | 53 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 0.7174 |
| Female | 0% | 0 | 21% | 5 | −21% | 0.3226 | ||
| FUP clinical (w) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 49 | −3 | 0.0850 |
| FUP score (w) | 33 | 28 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 64 | −2 | 0.7427 |
| Cast immobilisation | 75% | 3 | 38% | 9 | 38% | 0.1683 | ||
| PRWE | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0.6361 |
| Quick DASH | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0.6889 |
| Flexion Wrist (°) | 61 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 30 | 85 | 1 | 0.7807 |
| Extension Wrist (°) | 65 | 56 | 80 | 70 | 40 | 90 | −5 | 0.7014 |
| Arc Flex-Extension (°) | 125 | 118 | 150 | 130 | 70 | 170 | −5 | 0.8365 |
| Pronation Wrist (°) | 90 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 90 | 10 | 0.2749 |
| Supination Wrist (°) | 75 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 90 | −5 | 0.7727 |
| Arc Pro-Supination (°) | 165 | 150 | 170 | 160 | 130 | 180 | 5 | 0.8037 |
For variables female and immobilisation percentages are reported. Diff. denotes difference, diff = x(< 6w) - x(> = 6w). ROM denotes wrist range of motion. P-values are calculated by Wilcoxon-rank-sum test and Fishers exact test for continuous and dichotomous variables, respectively.