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Table 2 Clinical outcomes of two groups

From: Tendoscopic versus open release for de Quervain’s disease: earlier recovery with 7.21 year follow-up

 

Group A (n = 20)

Group B (n = 21)

P value

VAS score

 Pre-op

7.00 ± 1.30

6.86 ± 1.31

0.728

  Δ. Pre-1 month

4.75 ± 1.48

3.90 ± 1.34

0.062

 One month post-op

2.25 ± 1.07

2.95 ± 0.67

< 0.05

  Δ. Pre-last FU

6.45 ± 1.28

6.38 ± 1.24

0.862

 Last follow-up

0.55 ± 0.51

0.48 ± 0.68

0.697

DASH score

 Pre-op

57.15 ± 14.19

55.40 ± 14.73

0.700

  Δ. Pre-1 month

34.74 ± 10.99

23.58 ± 12.01

< 0.01

 One month post-op

22.42 ± 5.86

31.82 ± 8.28

< 0.001

  Δ. Pre-last FU

52.36 ± 11.87

49.25 ± 14.55

0.460

 Last follow-up

4.80 ± 4.06

6.14 ± 3.63

0.269

POSAS score at last follow-up

 OSAS

7.70 ± 1.26

8.20 ± 1.85

< 0.001

 PSAS

12.38 ± 3.04

13.67 ± 3.37

< 0.001

Complications

 1. Radial sensory nerve injury

0

3

 

 2. Cephalic vein injury

1

0

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated
  2. Abbreviation: VAS visual analog scale, FU follow-up, DASH Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scale, POSAS the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale, OSAS the Observer Scar Assessment Scale, PASA the Patient Scar Assessment Scale