Table 1.
Demographic data of patients (n = 217)
| Age (years); mean ± SD | 47 ± 17 |
| Female; n (%) | 143 (66) |
| Right-hand dominant; n (%) | 191 (88) |
| Injured hand; n (%) | |
| Right | 93 (43) |
| Left | 97 (45) |
| Both | 27 (12) |
| Diagnosis; n (%) | |
| Joint stiffness | 7 (3) |
| Nerve injury | 2 (1) |
| Wrist fracture | 39 (18) |
| Tendon entrapment | 56 (26) |
| Compound fracture | 1 (0.5) |
| Joint arthritis | 13 (6) |
| Nerve entrapment | 35 (16) |
| Tumor | 17 (8) |
| Tendon injury | 13 (6) |
| Hand infection | 4 (2) |
| Ligament injury | 6 (3) |
| Calcific tendinitis | 1 (0.5) |
| Joint dislocation | 7 (3) |
| Hand fracture | 8 (4) |
| Malunion | 1 (0.5) |
| Soft tissue injury | 4 (2) |
| Finger amputation | 3 (1) |
SD Standard deviation