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Table 2 Clinical results in this study

From: A three-stage procedure using bone transportation for the treatment of sternoclavicular infectious arthritis

Variable

Case number

Mean (SD)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Preop

Last follow-up

Constant score

 Pain (0–15)

5

15

5

15

5

15

0

10

0

15

0

10

2.5 (2.7)

13.3 (2.6)*

 Activity level (0–10)

0

10

0

10

2

10

0

8

2

10

2

8

1.0 (1.1)

9.3 (1.0)*

 Positioning

6

8

6

8

6

8

6

8

8

8

6

10

6.3 (0.8)

8.3 (0.8)*

 Strength (0–25)

2

14

5

17

5

14

5

17

11

23

2

17

5.0 (3.3)

17.0 (3.3)*

 ROM (0–40)

18

30

20

30

16

28

14

24

20

30

18

30

17.7 (2.3)

28.7 (2.4)*

 Total score (point)

31

80

36

80

34

75

25

67

41

86

28

75

32.5 (5.8)

77.2 (6.4)*

DASH (100–0)

51.6

23.3

55

23.3

52.5

23.3

60.1

30.8

45.8

23.3

56.7

22.5

53.6 (4.9)

24.4 (3.1)*

  1. Values in parentheses are the SD (standard deviation). Student’s t test was used for all statistical analyses
  2. ROM range of movement, Preop pre-operation
  3. *Statistically significant difference between preoperative and last follow-up