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Table 2 Recovery course of functional scores in pre-operative and different post-operative, and radiographic parameters of scaphoid deformity

From: Wrist function recovery course in patients with scaphoid nonunion treated with combined volar bone grafting and a dorsal antegrade headless screw

 

Preoperative

Postoperative 3 months

Postoperative 6 months

Postoperative 9 months

Postoperative 12 months

P value*

Functional score

 Grip strengtha

51% ± 20%

50% ± 18%

70% ± 16%*

79% ± 10%*

86% ± 12%*

< 0.05

 Motion arcb

56% ± 10%

48% ± 10%

66% ± 12%

78% ± 13%*

86% ± 11%*

< 0.05

 DASH score

32.8 ± 18.1

43.8 ± 21.2

30.9 ± 15.3

19.0 ± 14.2

12.4 ± 11.4*

< 0.05

 Mayo Wrist score

42.5 ± 14.6

40.2 ± 15.5

63.6 ± 12.5*

72.8 ± 12.7*

84.4 ± 10.8*

< 0.05

Radiographic parameters

 Scaphoid axial length

24.8 ± 6.1

 

27.2 ± 5.3

  

< 0.05

 Intrascaphoid angle

43.7° ± 6.7°

 

30° ± 6.4°

  

< 0.05

 Scapholunate angle

61.6° ± 10.6°

 

51.3° ± 9.9°

  

< 0.05

 Radiolunate angle

25.8° ± 5.5°

 

11.3° ± 3°

  

< 0.05

 Carpal height ratio

46% ± 4%

 

52% ± 2%

  

< 0.05

  1. Grip strengtha (op/non-op) × 100%; motion arcb (op/non-op) × 100%
  2. *P value, significance difference under Wilcoxon rank-sum test