Treatment as usual (N = 7) | Trial treatment (N = 7) | |
---|---|---|
Gender male:female | 4:3 | 2:5 |
Age—mean (SD) | 63.6 (19.3) | 60.0 (17.6) |
Affected hand—left: right | 3:4 | 4:3 |
Location of oedema isolated digit: global | 2:5 | 3:4 |
Reason for oedema—trauma: surgery | 4:3 | 4:3 |
Days since injury—mean (range) | 39.3 (2159) | 27.3 (3–45) |
Past medical history– | OA- not hand specific (n = 2) | OA — not hand specific (n = 3) |
Neuralgia | Type I DM | |
Type II DM | Type II DM | |
HTN (n = 2) | HTN | |
COPD | SOB | |
Deaf | Under active thyroid | |
Anxiety | ||
Condition or operation | ||
Distal radius fracture (conservative) | n = 1 (14%) | n = 2 (28%) |
Dupuytren’s release | n = 1 (14%) | n = 1 (14%) |
Fracture/dislocation (digit) | n = 2 (28%) | n= 1 (14%) |
Tendon repair and DR fracture | n =1 (14%) | n = 0 |
Distal radius fracture fixation | n = 1 (14%) | n = 2 (28%) |
Fracture/dislocation metacarpal | n = 1 (14%) | n = 0 |
Joint replacement | n = 0 | n = 1 (14%) |