TABLE VI.
Data Comparison of Characteristics After Exclusion of Perchable Nerves from Hypermobile Category
| Right |
Left |
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| Characteristic | Stable (N = 136) | Hypermobile (N = 64) | P Value | Stable (N = 116) | Hypermobile (N = 84) | P Value |
| Patients with perchable nerve considered stable | 152 | 48 | 146 | 54 | ||
| Snapping present* | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 13 (10) | 8 (13) | 0.53 | 8 (7) | 5 (6) | 0.79 |
| After exclusion | 15 (10) | 6 (12.5) | 0.60 | 10 (7) | 3 (6) | 0.742 |
| Pain present* | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 17 (13) | 5 (8) | 0.32 | 11 (9) | 3 (4) | 0.11 |
| After exclusion | 17 (11) | 5 (10) | 0.882 | 12 (8) | 2 (4) | 0.267 |
| Tingling present* | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 20 (15) | 10 (16) | 0.87 | 17 (15) | 11 (13) | 0.75 |
| After exclusion | 22 (14.5) | 8 (17) | 0.711 | 19 (13) | 9 (17) | 0.532 |
| Positive Tinel test* | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 19 (14) | 14 (22) | 0.16 | 16 (14) | 21 (25) | 0.04 |
| After exclusion | 26 (17) | 7 (15) | 0.682 | 26 (18) | 11 (20) | 0.679 |
| Positive elbow flexion compression test* | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 15 (11) | 13 (20) | 0.08 | 13 (11) | 16 (19) | 0.12 |
| After exclusion | 18 (12) | 10 (21) | 0.118 | 20 (14) | 9 (17) | 0.597 |
| Flexion†(deg) | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 141 ± 8 | 143 ± 6 | 0.07 | 141 ± 7 | 142 ± 6 | 0.45 |
| After exclusion | 141 ± 8 | 144 ± 5 | 0.007 | 141 ± 7 | 143 ± 5 | 0.005 |
| Extension†(deg) | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 4 ± 6 | 3 ± 4 | 0.24 | 3 ± 4 | 3 ± 4 | 0.78 |
| After exclusion | 3 ± 6 | 3 ± 4 | 0.487 | 3 ± 5 | 3 ± 4 | 0.476 |
| Carrying angle†(deg) | ||||||
| Before exclusion | 10 ± 4 | 9 ± 3 | 0.01 | 10 ± 4 | 10 ± 4 | 0.32 |
| After exclusion | 10 ± 4 | 9 ± 3 | 0.039 | 10 ± 4 | 10 ± 4 | 0.551 |
*
Data are given as the number of patients with the percentage in parentheses.
†
Data are given as the mean and the standard deviation.