Table 1.

Summary of the clinical results

Case	Sex	Age at operation (years)	Follow-up period (months)	Wrist pain		Grip strengtha		ROM (°) wrist extension		ROM (°) wrist flexion
				Pre-op	Post-op	Pre-op	Post-op	Pre-op	Post-op	Pre-op	Post-op
1	M	56	125	Moderate	None	90	85	40	45	50	40
2	F	66	58	Moderate	None	75	105	45	60	30	45
3	F	62	58	Moderate	None	75	135	45	60	30	75
4	F	24	103	Severe	None	130	125	70	65	60	60
5	M	68	84	Severe	None	45	90	20	45	25	45
6	M	44	90	Moderate	None	60	90	30	50	30	40
7	F	65	87	Moderate	None	65	85	30	45	35	40
8	F	19	21	Moderate	Mild	70	100	40	60	30	40
9	M	27	49	Severe	None	60	110	45	60	15	50
10	F	50	84	Severe	None	80	95	45	50	35	45
11	M	26	41	Moderate	Mild	70	75	40	35	30	40
12	F	60	72	Severe	Moderate	80	100	50	60	30	40
13	M	16	25	Moderate	None	70	105	40	60	30	45
14	M	26	36	Severe	Mild	80	90	30	30	50	60
15	M	41	68	Severe	None	110	115	60	60	50	55
16	M	53	65	Moderate	None	120	135	65	70	55	65
17	M	22	36	Moderate	None	95	100	45	45	40	55
18	F	61	36	Moderate	Mild	60	105	35	60	25	45
Mean ± SD			62.9 ± 28			77.9 ± 22	102.5 ± 16	43.0 ± 12	53.3 ± 10	36.1 ± 12	49.1 ± 10
p value						0.99		0.99		0.99

^aThe grip strength is given as the percentage of the strength on the unaffected side