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. 2009 Mar 4;4(3):311–318. doi: 10.1007/s11552-009-9167-x

Table 1.

DASH, MHQ, and PSFS mean preoperative, 3-month postoperative and 6-month postoperative scores ±SD for each surgical situation.

	Mean scores ± SD
	Preoperative	Post. (3 months)	Post. (6 months)
All subjects, n = 81
DASH	58.61 ± 24.53	66.33 ± 24.79^a	67.73 ± 26.00^a
MHQ	56.76 ± 23.74	63.19 ± 22.71^a	67.72 ± 22.39^a,b
PSFS	44.52 ± 25.47	51.43 ± 27.96^a	57.71 ± 28.04^a
Carpal tunnel, n = 20
DASH	43.75 ± 12.93	54.96 ± 18.51^a	61.17 ± 20.96^a
MHQ	41.01 ± 16.51	51.17 ± 17.73^a	61.83 ± 18.32^a,b
PSFS	35.64 ± 19.56	44.60 ± 19.36^a	49.78 ± 24.94^a
Wrist pain, n = 21
DASH	50.44 ± 21.32	62.10 ± 23.08^a	62.50 ± 23.25^a
MHQ	52.92 ± 17.48	61.15 ± 17.61^a	64.25 ± 21.32^a
PSFS	45.17 ± 25.66	51.29 ± 24.09	52.55 ± 20.26
Finger contracture, n = 34
DASH	68.58 ± 25.64	71.74 ± 27.22	71.57 ± 29.96
MHQ	64.45 ± 25.71	68.04 ± 25.80	64.94 ± 25.12^a
PSFS	43.60 ± 22.64	48.96 ± 31.34	61.04 ± 32.09^a,b
Tumor, n = 6
DASH	80.27 ± 20.77	88.33 ± 11.63	86.11 ± 16.38
MHQ	79.10 ± 18.49	82.98 ± 14.00	86.86 ± 10.00
PSFS	77.08 ± 36.21	88.75 ± 19.48	83.33 ± 23.48

DASH scores are reversed so that a higher score reflects less severe disability.

^aMean score significantly differs from respective preoperative mean score (p < 0.05)

^bSix-month mean score significantly differs from respective 3-month mean score (p < 0.05)