Table 4.
Details of surgery undertaken within the different diagnostic groups
| Factor | Level | Overall | OA | Tendinopathy | Ganglion | Ulnar group | Other | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 43 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Surgery, n (%) | No | 117 (73) | 36 (73) | 17 (81) | 13 (59) | 19 (68) | 32 (80) | 0.38 |
| Yes | 43 (27) | 13 (27) | 4 (19) | 9 (41) | 9 (32) | 8 (20) | ||
| Diagnostic surgery, n (%) | No | 143 (89) | 47 (96) | 21 (100) | 22 (100) | 32 (80) | 21 (75) | 0.002** |
| Yes | 17 (11) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (20) | 7 (25) | ||
| Secondary surgery, n (%) | No | 38 (88) | 11 (85) | 4 (100) | 9 (100) | 7 (78) | 7 (88) | 0.19 |
| Yes | 5 (12) | 2 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (22) | 1 (12) | ||
| Complications, n (%) | No | 38 | 13 (100) | 4 (100) | 9 (100) | 5 (56) | 7 (88) | 0.056 |
| Yes | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (44) | 1 (12) | ||
| Type of primary surgery, n (%) | Arthroscopy | 9 | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (44) | 2 (25) | <0.001*** |
| Arthrodesis | 4 | 4 (31) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Arthroplasty including excision | 4 | 4 (31) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Tendon decompression or debridement | 5 | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ganglion excision | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Soft tissue reconstruction | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (50) | ||
| Bone grafting | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1 (13) | ||
| Osteotomy, ulnar | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (33) | 0 (0) | ||
| Other | 3 | 2 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (13) | ||
| Type of secondary surgery, n (%) | Arthrodesis | 3 | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (100) | 0.71 | ||
| Other | 1 (50) | 1 (50) |
***P-value < 0.001, **P-value < 0.01, *P-value < 0.05.