TABLE 1.

Summary of the results

Indicator	(Mean ± SD)	P‐value
		Shapiro–Wilk test*	Paired t‐test*
Preoperative DIP/TIPJ ROM †
Preoperative	71.7° ± 14.0°
Postoperative 1 month	69.3° ± 15.3°	0.694	0.83
Postoperative 3‐month	70.4° ± 12.7°	0.713	0.78
Postoperative 6‐month	71.5° ± 15.6°	0.745	0.82
Postoperative 12‐month	71.8° ± 15.6°	0.796	0.93
VAS score ‡
Preoperative	8.5 ± 1.0
Postoperative 1‐month	2.8 ± 1.4	0.143	<0.001
Postoperative 3‐month	2.0 ± 1.6	0.236	<0.001
Postoperative 6‐month	1.5 ± 1.2	0.276	<0.001
Postoperative 12‐month	1.1 ± 1.3	0.216	<0.001

^*Compared to the preoperative value.

^†DIP/TIPJ ROM, range of motion of the distal interphalangeal/thumb interphalangeal joint.

^‡VAS score, visual analog scale score.