Table 2.
Comparison between two groups.
| Group 1 (conventional dressing) |
Group 2 (NPWT) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 41.38 ± 10.92 | 38.77 ± 1.68 | 0.375 |
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| |||
| HISS score | 33.57 ± 1.86 | 35.73 ± 1.55 | 0.377 |
|
| |||
| Time to recover over 90% of the ROM (days) |
46.90 ± 2.05 | 33.30 ± 1.51 | 0.022 |
|
| |||
| DASH score at one month | 33.14 ± 1.68 | 22.67 ± 1.43 | 0.031 |
|
| |||
| DASH score at one year | 22.08 ± 2.03 | 20.99 ± 1.91 | 0.667 |
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| |||
| Complications | 3 | 2 | 0.383 |
| Hematoma | 2 | 0 | |
| Infection | 1 | 0 | |
| Wound disruption | 0 | 2 | |
NPWT: negative pressure wound therapy; HISS: Hand Injury Severity Scoring System; ROM: range of motion; DASH: Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire.