Table 2.
Statistical analysis of subjective and objective measures between subgroups.
| Variable | Dominant | Non-dominant | P value | Acute | Chronic | P value | Work comp | Non-work comp | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 14 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 8 | |||
| Age (years) | 48.4 years | 51.9 years | 50.0 years | 50.1 years | 51.7 years | 46.3 years | |||
| Dom/nondom | n/a | n/a | 9/8 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/4 | |||
| Acute/chronic | 9/5 | 8/5 | n/a | n/a | 13/6 | 4/4 | |||
| Interval | 1.8 months | 1.4 months | 15.5 days | 3 months | 1.4 months | 1.5 months | |||
| Follow-up | 28.9 months | 28.6 months | 28.9 months | 28.4 months | 27.6 months | 30.6 months | |||
| Workman’s comp | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | |||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Flexion deficit | 0.08 ± 0.19 | −0.12 ± 0.09 | 0.0003 | −0.03 ± 0.15 | 0.01 ± 0.22 | 0.7955 | −0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.23 | 0.4254 |
| Supination deficit | −0.22 ± 0.44 | 0.22 ± 0.16 | 0.0063 | −0.01 ± 0.39 | 0 ± 0.44 | 0.9903 | −0.05 ± 0.43 | 0.11 ± 0.30 | 0.3398 |
| Endurance | |||||||||
| Flexion deficit | |||||||||
| Work | 0.05 ± 0.30 | 0.05 ± 0.36 | 0.9145 | 0.13 ± 0.26 | −0.09 ± 0.38 | 0.0953 | 0.06 ± 0.33 | 0.03 ± 0.32 | 0.7060 |
| Distance | 0.005 ± 0.30 | 0.10 ± 0.39 | 0.4365 | 0.13 ± 0.32 | −0.09 ± 0.35 | 0.1909 | 0.08 ± 0.37 | −0.02 ± 0.26 | 0.3135 |
| Time | 0.02 ± 0.40 | 0.23 ± 0.39 | 0.1506 | 0.20 ± 0.42 | −0.02 ± 0.34 | 0.0719 | 0.15 ± 0.43 | 0.04 ± 0.33 | 0.3006 |
| Supination deficit | |||||||||
| Work | −0.93 ± 2.88 | −0.01 ± 0.72 | 0.9430 | −0.76 ± 2.52 | −0.02 ± 1.26 | 0.1406 | −0.83 ± 2.48 | 0.32 ± 0.46 | 0.1323 |
| Distance | −0.26 ± 1.85 | −0.16 ± 0.64 | 0.0969 | −0.53 ± 1.65 | 0.32 ± 0.37 | 0.1179 | −0.38 ± 1.58 | 0.18 ± 0.60 | 0.2539 |
| Time | −1.22 ± 3.31 | −0.02 ± 0.70 | 0.7832 | −0.99 ± 2.97 | −0.06 ± 1.09 | 0.3659 | −0.99 ± 2.87 | 0.18 ± 0.55 | 0.2880 |
| Range of motion | |||||||||
| Flexion-extension | −0.71 ± 8.79 | 2.62 ± 5.82 | 0.1498 | 3.06 ± 6.79 | −2.80 ± 7.70 | 0.0563 | 1.37 ± 6.46 | −0.25 ± 10.15 | 0.5221 |
| Pronation–supination | −5.86 ± 11.18 | −0.38 ± 8.25 | 0.1066 | −5.35 ± 9.33 | 0.40 ± 10.77 | 0.0498 | −3.84 ± 9.17 | −1.75 ± 12.57 | 0.9065 |
| Pain | |||||||||
| Worst | 2.46 ± 2.91 | 0.15 ± 0.43 | 0.0227 | 1.71 ± 2.40 | 0.75 ± 2.37 | 0.1091 | 1.18 ± 2.21 | 1.75 ± 2.90 | 0.7163 |
| Resting | 0.25 ± 0.58 | 0.04 ± 0.14 | 0.4037 | 0.21 ± 0.53 | 0.05 ± 0.16 | 0.6319 | 0.16 ± 0.50 | 0.12 ± 0.23 | 0.5583 |
| Lifting | 1.89 ± 3.13 | 0.77 ± 1.18 | 0.7319 | 1.32 ± 2.11 | 1.40 ± 3.00 | 0.6927 | 0.74 ± 1.73 | 2.81 ± 3.26 | 0.0342 |
| Repeated activity | 1.61 ± 2.59 | 0.42 ± 0.84 | 0.3252 | 0.94 ± 1.81 | 1.20 ± 2.41 | 0.8361 | 0.82 ± 1.74 | 1.56 ± 2.60 | 0.3598 |
| Night | 0.18 ± 0.46 | 0.04 ± 0.14 | 0.6059 | 0.09 ± 0.26 | 0.15 ± 0.47 | 1.0000 | 0.05 ± 0.23 | 0.25 ± 0.54 | 0.1404 |
| Satisfaction | 9.36 ± 1.06 | 9.27 ± 1.96 | 0.5658 | 9.53 ± 0.74 | 8.95 ± 2.36 | 0.6802 | 9.79 ± 0.54 | 8.19 ± 2.43 | 0.0083 |
NS not significant *significant p values