TABLE 2.
No. of Injuries | Days Between Injury and Return | Age at Injury, y | No. of Games Missed | ||||
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Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | ||
Metacarpal fracture | |||||||
Total | 26 | 42 ± 26 | 35 | 27 ± 5 | 26 | 16 ± 12 | 15 |
Surgery | 13 | 57 ± 26 | 53 | 27 ± 6 | 26 | 19 ± 11 | 18 |
No surgery | 13 | 26 ± 12 | 30 | 27 ± 5 | 26 | 11 ± 6 | 13 |
Thumb ligament tear | |||||||
Total | 9 | 68 ± 18 | 62 | 27 ± 3 | 27 | 25 ± 11 | 28 |
Surgery | 9 | 68 ± 18 | 62 | 27 ± 3 | 27 | 25 ± 11 | 28 |
No surgery | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phalangeal fracture | |||||||
Total | 33 | 38 ± 24 | 38 | 28 ± 5 | 28 | 11 ± 8 | 10 |
Surgery | 13 | 46 ± 10 | 47 | 27 ± 5 | 28 | 14 ± 10 | 13 |
No surgery | 20 | 33 ± 29 | 23 | 28 ± 5 | 28 | 10 ± 7 | 10 |