Table 1.
Wrist range of motion (degrees ± standard deviations).
| 2 Weeks | 6 Weeks | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months | ||
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| Extension | Injured | 25 ± 16 | 43 ± 16* | 56 ± 12* | 60 ± 12 | 64 ± 13 |
| Uninjured | 68 ± 9 | 68 ± 10 | 70 ± 9 | 71 ± 10 | 71 ± 10 | |
| Injured/uninjured | 37% | 63% | 80% | 85% | 90% | |
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| Flexion | Injured | 24 ± 13 | 39 ± 16* | 48 ±15* | 52 ± 17* | 59 ± 15 |
| Uninjured | 66 ± 12 | 63 ± 14 | 68 ± 11 | 68 ± 13 | 68 ± 11 | |
| Injured/uninjured | 37% | 61% | 71% | 76% | 87% | |
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| Pronation | Injured | 63 ± 16 | 74 ± l2* | 78 ± 9 | 79 ± 10 | 81 ± 8 |
| Uninjured | 84 ± 5 | 85 ± 4 | 84 ± 7 | 86 ± 5 | 86 ± 4 | |
| Injured/uninjured | 75% | 87% | 92% | 92% | 94% | |
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| Supination | Injured | 41 ± 25 | 64 ± 20* | 74 ± 13* | 78 ± 12 | 80 ± 10 |
| Uninjured | 79 ± 13 | 80 ± 13 | 81 ± 14 | 79 ± 14 | 80 ± 14 | |
| Injured/uninjured | 52% | 80% | 92% | 98% | 99% | |
*P < 0.05, significant improvement compared to prior clinical visit.