Table 2.
Characteristics of participants
| Gender | |
|---|---|
| Males, n | 21 |
| Females, n | 8 |
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) years | 34 (11.3) |
| Range | 18-62 |
| Level of formal education | |
| School education, n | 10 |
| Diploma, n | 2 |
| Graduate, n | 11 |
| Postgraduate, n | 1 |
| Industrial training, n | 2 |
| Missing, n | 3 |
| Clinical conditions | |
| Injury (machine, violence), n | 12 |
| Fracture, n | 3 |
| Posttraumatic stiffness, n | 1 |
| Contracture due to burns, n | 1 |
| Nerve paralysis, n | 1 |
| Surgery (e.g., capsulotomy, tendon repair), n | 8 |
| Finger amputation, n | 1 |
| Missing, n | 2 |
| Duration of symptoms | |
| Mean (SD) months | 9.7 (16.6) |
| Range | 1-60 |
| Side affected | |
| Right, n | 13 |
| Left, n | 12 |
| Both sides, n | 2 |
| Missing, n | 2 |
SD=Standard deviation