Table 5.

The impact of length of stay on contracture severity by joint motion.

	LOS < 30 days			LOS 30–60 days			LOS > 60 days
Joint motion	N	Absolute loss ROM, mean degrees	Percent loss ROM, mean	N	Absolute loss ROM, mean degrees	Percent loss ROM, mean	N	Absolute loss ROM, mean degrees	Percent loss ROM, mean	P-value for linear trend
Shoulder abduction	100	52	23%	106	65	28%	64	85	37%	<.001
Shoulder ER	22	35	20%	31	34	19%	29	48	27%	.039
Shoulder flexion	170	50	22%	159	62	27%	106	77	33%	<.001
Elbow extension	72	22	16%	83	24	17%	67	30	21%	.008
Elbow flexion	114	30	22%	93	33	24%	63	38	27%	.07
Wrist extension	145	21	18%	88	23	19%	56	25	20%	.09
Wrist flexion	136	22	19%	89	25	21%	38	20	17%	.46
Thumb MP flexion	121	21	21%	71	22	22%	40	28	28%	.001
Thumb IP flexion	108	38	35%	60	42	38%	37	46	42%	.018
Finger MP flexion	551	33	30%	326	36	32%	231	38	34%	.001
Finger PIP flexion	556	33	25%	342	31	24%	224	38	29%	.003
Finger DIP flexion	522	32	32%	296	32	32%	202	38	38%	<.001
Hip flexion	38	28	21%	13	20	16%	42	31	24%	.44
Knee flexion	132	50	34%	70	48	32%	65	57	38%	.06
Ankle dorsiflexion	87	20	34%	52	19	32%	59	22	37%	.36
Ankle plantarflexion	81	29	48%	41	29	48%	30	19	31%	<.001

DIP, distal interphalangeal; ER, external rotation; IP, interphalangeal; MP, metacarpalphalangeal; N, number of joint contractures; PIP, proximal interphalangeal; SD, standard deviation.