TABLE IV.

Characteristics of the Forty-five Patients Who Received Nonoperative Treatment of an Elbow Flexion Contracture

	Mean (Range)
Last elbow flexion contracture measurement before treatment (deg)	32 (10-85)
Before splinting (n = 36)	28 (10-50)
Before casting (n = 9)	49 (30-85)
First elbow flexion contracture measurement after treatment (deg)	25 (5-60)
After splinting (n = 36)	24 (5-40)
After casting (n = 9)	30 (15-60)
Length of time observed before treatment (mo)	22 (0-173)
Length of time observed after treatment (mo)	27 (1-114)