Table 2.
Patient-reported outcomes measures for patient cohorts
| Patient-reported instrument | All first-operated thumbs | Unilateral trapeziectomy and intact contralateral carpometacarpal (CMC1) joint | |||
| Operated hand (n = 96)a | Operated hand (n = 39) | Unoperated hand (n = 39) | Mean difference (95% CI) | p valueb | |
| Thumb pain scale | 19 ± 26 | 19 ± 25 | 29 ± 30 | -9.8 (-19.5 to -0.2) | 0.045 |
| Hand pain VAS | 23 ± 25 | 24 ± 23 | 30 ± 25 | -6.1 (-15.2 to 3.1) | 0.19 |
| QuickDASH | 26 ± 21 | 27 ± 19 | NA | NA | NA |
Data are presented as mean ± SD, unless otherwise specified; score range: 0 (best) to 100 (worst).
a
Data from 96 patients for the thumb pain scale and from 86 patients for the other two scales (Fig. 1).
b
Paired t-test; QuickDASH = 11-item Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scale.