Table 5.

Effect of the timing of FFMT and outcome after FFMT in terms of DASH score and VAS pain score

Score	Within 6 months	7-12 months	> 12 months	p value
DASH, median (IQR)	33 (20-73)	30 (13-51)	29 (18-48)	0.49
DASH work, median (IQR)	43 (27-63)	41 (25-78)	69 (33-81)	0.22
DASH sports/performing arts, median (IQR)	53 (36-75)	44 (33-67)	69 (47-94)	0.24
VAS pain, mean ± SD	3 ± 2	3 ± 2	3 ± 2	0.70

Sample size of patients with DASH scores, with a scale of 0 (no disability) to 100 (not able to perform activities of daily living) after FFMT: all n = 62, FFMT within 6 months after trauma n = 17, between 7 and 12 months after trauma n = 12, more than 12 months after trauma n = 33. Sample size of patients with VAS scores for pain at rest, with a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable pain), after FFMT: all n = 121, FFMT within 6 months after trauma n = 35, between 7 and 12 months after trauma n = 21, more than 12 months after trauma n = 64.