Table 5.
(a-b) – Rates of Return to Sport Within the Same Season for Male and Female Student-Athletes
| a. Male student-athletes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Return to Sport Within Same Season | ||
| Location | Metacarpal | Phalanx |
| Non-operative | 92.2% (71/77)* | 97.9% (92/94)^ |
| Operative | 66.7% (14/21)* | 90.9% (10/11)^ |
| b. Female student-athletes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Return to Sport Within Same Season | ||
| Location | Metacarpal | Phalanx |
| Non-operative | 92.3% (12/13) | 96.6% (28/29) |
| Operative | 60.0% (3/5) | 50% (2/4) |
*
Metacarpal fractures p=0.01, statistically significant.
^
Phalanx fractures p=0.29, not statistically significant.
No statistical analysis perfomed for metacarpal or phalanx fractures secondary to small sample size.