Table 2.

Functional results before implant removal expressed by Constant-Murley criteria

	HP	MSTC	P valuea
Pain	9.8 ± 2.8	13.8 ± 2.2	<0.001
Strength	23.8 ± 2.2	24.6 ± 1.4	0.127
ROM	28.6 ± 6.1	38.5 ± 2.4	<0.001
ADL	14.6 ± 1.9	18.9 ± 1.3	<0.001
Constant score	76.7 ± 8.0	95.8 ± 4.1	<0.001

^aStudent t test