TABLE 3.

Measurements of active range of motion in patients with obstetric brachial plexus palsy

	Birth		3 months		6 months		12 months
	Group I	Group II	Group I	Group II	Group I	Group II	Group I	Group II
Shoulder (°)
Abduction	11.92 (4.38)	12.82 (3.63)	38.71 (3.38)*	38.04 (3.61)□	62.92 (2.46)*	62.82 (2.53)□	87.63 (2.53)*	87.40 (2.55)□
External rotation	0	0	18.07 (2.46)*	18.03 (2.24)□	23.92 (2.48)*	23.47 (2.35)□	28.20 (2.42)*	28.04 (2.49)□
Internal rotation	39.74 (3.79)	39.56 (3.60)	60.38 (4.35)*	60.21 (3.19)□	78.33 (2.38)*	77.60 (2.56)□	79.23 (1.82)*	78.96 (2.24)□
Extension	0	0	18.84 (2.13)*	17.60 (2.55)□	22.15 (2.13)*	22.17 (2.53)□	22.53 (2.33)*	22.04 (2.38)□
Flexion	19.87 (3.34)	19.13 (3.88)	51.53 (2.33)*	51.39 (2.55)□	66.53 (2.33)*	65.43 (2.21)□	83.58 (2.27)*	82.60 (2.45)□
Elbow (°)
Flexion	0	0	68.07 (2.46)*	67.60 (2.55)□	77.92 (2.46)*	77.39 (2.54)□	102.82 (4.55)*	102.78 (5.10)□
Extension	103.07 (4.67)	103.47 (4.86)	115.89 (4.98)*	115.65 (5.06)□	118.46 (3.65)*	117.82 (4.21)□	118.46 (3.65)*	117.82 (4.21)□
Forearm (°)
Pronation	118.46 (2.33)	118.69 (2.24)	121.38 (5.05)*	121.21 (5.10)□	121.38 (5.05)*	121.21 (5.10)□	121.38 (5.05)*	121.21 (5.10)□
Supination	0	0	36.79 (2.42)*	37.60 (2.55)□	72.79 (2.42)*	72.60 (2.55)□	106.66 (4.77)*	105.21 (5.10)□
Wrist (°)
	81.79 (2.42)	81.52 (2.35)	88.20 (2.42)*	88.47 (2.35)□	88.20 (2.42)*	88.47 (2.35)□	88.20 (2.42)*	88.47 (2.35)□
Flexion	71.46 (2.33)	71.95 (2.49)	71.46 (2.33)*	71.95 (2.49)□	71.46 (2.33)*	71.95 (2.49)□	71.46 (2.33)*	71.95 (2.49)□

^*: Statistically significant differences according to the Birth value inner Group I evaluations (p<0.05).

^□: Statistically significant differences according to the Birth value inner Group II evaluations (p<0.05). p>0.05 for each between group evaluations; (°): Degree of movement at a joint.