Table 3.
Perceived symptoms on cold exposure at 1 and 8 years follow-up in patients with traumatic hand injury or HAVS
|
Perceived symptoms on cold exposure
1
|
Score
|
Traumatic hand injury |
HAVS |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1 year 2 | 8 years 2 | p-value 3 | n | 1 year 2 | 8 years 2 | p-value 3 | ||
| Pain |
0-10 |
54 |
3 (0–6) |
3 (0–5) |
0.46 |
18 |
6 (3–8) |
6 (2–7) |
0.25 |
| Numbness |
0-10 |
51 |
4 (1–6) |
3 (0–6) |
0.07 |
18 |
6 (4–8) |
7 (5–8) |
0.87 |
| Stiffness |
0-10 |
53 |
5 (2–7) |
4 (1–6) |
0.001 |
22 |
7 (4–8) |
6 (4–8) |
0.53 |
| Weakness |
0-10 |
52 |
5 (1–7) |
3 (1–6) |
0.004 |
19 |
7 (4–8) |
5 (4–7) |
0.04 |
| Aching |
0-10 |
57 |
3 (0–7) |
2 (0–5) |
0.12 |
19 |
6 (4–8) |
7 (4–8) |
0.85 |
| Swelling |
0-10 |
58 |
0 (0–2) |
0 (0–1) |
0.18 |
21 |
0 (0–4) |
2 (0–5) |
0.11 |
| Skin colour change | 0-10 | 53 | 3 (0–7) | 2 (0–5) | 0.001 | 17 | 6 (4–8) | 5 (3–8) | 0.14 |
1Question no 1 in the CISS questionnaire: “Which of the following symptoms of cold intolerance do you experience in your injured limb on exposure to cold?” (0 = no symptoms/trouble at all and 10 = the most severe symptoms/trouble you can possibly imagine).
2Median values (q1–q3).
3Wilcoxon’s signed rank test. Bold = statistical significance.