Table 2.

Conditions of 13 cerebral stroke patients’ wearing 3D printing fingerboards

	Before wearing					3 weeks					3 months
Daily wearing time (h)	0					4.54 ± 2.60					4.77 ± 2.24
Pain degree (VAS)	2.0 ± 1.58					1.85 ± 1.34					1.69 ± 1.03
Skin (edema, allergy)	6 mild edemas					5 mild edemas, 1 swelling, no allergy					3 mild edemas, 1 swelling, no allergy
Gripping power index	0.018 ± 0.041					0.025 ± 0.054					0.032 ± 0.067
Range of motion
Shortest distance from the fingertip to the palm print (mm)
Active	14.02 ± 20.65					12.31 ± 16.07					11.46 ± 15.88
Passive	6.15 ± 12.79					4.15 ± 10.53					3.85 ± 9.61
Wrist joints (flexor)
Active	2.62 ± 8.27					5.08 ± 11.6					5.83 ± 13.8
Passive	41.2 ± 11.6					45.2 ± 11.3					45 ± 11.2
Wrist joints (extensor)
Active	1.0 ± 2.77					3.62 ± 9.83					3.85 ± 11.2
Passive	35.5 ± 17.1					38.4 ± 15.8					39.8 ± 17.5
Hand movement mode
Brunnstrom level	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
The number of cases	0	6	4	3	0①	0	4	5	4	0	0	1	7	5	0①
Muscular tension (metacarpophalangeal joint, extend)
MAS	1	1+	2	3	4	1	1+	2	3	4	1	1+	2	3	4
The number of cases	0	0	9	3	1②	0	0	9	4	0	4	3	4	2	0②

①, ② P < 0.05