Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline
Needle fasciotomy (n = 38) | Limited fasciectomy (n = 33) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
Mean[SD] | 66.9 [7.1] | 64.4 [7.8] |
Gender | ||
Male | 27 (71%) | 27 (82%) |
Female | 11 (29%) | 6 (18%) |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 38 (100%) | 33 (100%) |
Right or left handed | ||
Right | 30 (79%) | 27 (82%) |
Left | 8 (21%) | 5 (15%) |
Missing | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Study hand | ||
Right | 19 (50%) | 22 (67%) |
Left | 19 (50%) | 11 (33%) |
Dominant hand affected | 17 (45%) | 18 (54%) |
Study finger | ||
Index | 0 | 0 |
Little | 20 (53%) | 21 (64%) |
Middle | 5 (13%) | 4 (12%) |
Ring | 13 (34%) | 8 (24%) |
Joints affected on study finger | ||
MCP joint only | 12 (32%) | 10 (30%) |
PIP joint only | 12 (32%) | 10 (30%) |
MCP and PIP joints | 14 (37%) | 13 (39%) |
Grip strength for trial hand (kgf), mean[SD] | 28.2 [12.3] | 30 [11.1] |
Grip strength for non-trial hand (kgf), mean[SD] | 30.5 [10.9] | 32.6 [10] |
Extension angular measurement (degrees), mean [SD] | ||
MCP joint | 43.4 [19] | 47.3 [19.9] |
PIP joint | 45.4 [17.1] | 44.8 [20.4] |
DIP joint | 25.4 [25.3] | 34.3 [18.2] |
DASH score, mean[SD] | 20.3 [19.4] | 20.9 [15.3] |
PEM score, mean[SD] | 27.2 [13.8] | 29.8 [12.3] |
URAM score, mean[SD] | 19.5 [11] | 21.3 [11.6] |
MYMOP profile score, mean[SD] | 3.1 [1.1] | 3.3 [1.3] |
EQ-5D-5 L score, mean[SD] | 0.808 [0.200] | 0.813 [0.175] |