Table 2.
General Treatment Options.
| Needle aponeurotomy (%) | Collagenase (%) | Limited fasciectomy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does respondent perform procedure? | |||
| Yes | 39 | 66 | 95 |
| No | 61 | 34 | 5 |
| Location/typea | Palm (100) | Palm (98) | Limited (59) |
| Finger (67) | Finger (82) | Radical (20) | |
| Webspace (55) | Webspace (40) | Open (18) | |
| Immediate resultsb | |||
| Normal motion | 16 | 23 | 32 |
| Markedly improved | 80 | 74 | 67 |
| Somewhat improved | 4 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Results after 2 yearsb | |||
| Normal motion | 0.4 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Markedly improved | 36 | 47 | 80 |
| Somewhat improved | 35 | 23 | 7 |
| Minimally improved | 10 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Not improved | 1.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Results after 5 yearsb | |||
| Normal motion | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Markedly improved | 8.5 | 12 | 58 |
| Somewhat improved | 27 | 13 | 23 |
| Minimally improved | 18 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Not improved | 5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Need further therapyb | |||
| 0-25% | 56 | 74 | 88 |
| 25-50% | 28 | 15 | 9 |
| 50-75% | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| >75% | 3.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Complicationsb (only top 4 displayed) | None (34) | None (42) | None (16) |
| Wound healing (5) | Wound healing (28) | Wound healing (65) | |
| Nerve injury (6.4) | Nerve injury (1.2) | Nerve injury (35) | |
| Skin tears (59) | Tendon rupture (3) | Hematoma (24) | |
| CRPS (18) | |||
Note. CRPS = complex regional pain syndrome.
a
Recorded as percentage of respondents who reported performing procedure on the specific location.
b
Respondents answered based on personal experience. If respondents could not quantify their patient outcomes, the option of N/A was selected, and this percentage was excluded from the table.