Perceived symptoms on cold exposure1
|
Score
|
Traumatic hand injury
|
HAVS
|
---|
| |
n
|
1 year2
|
8 years2
|
p-value3
|
n
|
1 year2
|
8 years2
|
p-value3
|
---|
Pain
|
0-10
|
54
|
3 (0–6)
|
3 (0–5)
|
0.46
|
18
|
6 (3–8)
|
6 (2–7)
|
0.25
|
Numbness
|
0-10
|
51
|
4 (1–6)
|
3 (0–6)
|
0.07
|
18
|
6 (4–8)
|
7 (5–8)
|
0.87
|
Stiffness
|
0-10
|
53
|
5 (2–7)
|
4 (1–6)
|
0.001
|
22
|
7 (4–8)
|
6 (4–8)
|
0.53
|
Weakness
|
0-10
|
52
|
5 (1–7)
|
3 (1–6)
|
0.004
|
19
|
7 (4–8)
|
5 (4–7)
|
0.04
|
Aching
|
0-10
|
57
|
3 (0–7)
|
2 (0–5)
|
0.12
|
19
|
6 (4–8)
|
7 (4–8)
|
0.85
|
Swelling
|
0-10
|
58
|
0 (0–2)
|
0 (0–1)
|
0.18
|
21
|
0 (0–4)
|
2 (0–5)
|
0.11
|
Skin colour change
|
0-10
|
53
|
3 (0–7)
|
2 (0–5)
|
0.001
|
17
|
6 (4–8)
|
5 (3–8)
|
0.14
|
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1Question no 1 in the CISS questionnaire: “Which of the following symptoms of cold intolerance do you experience in your injured limb on exposure to cold?” (0 = no symptoms/trouble at all and 10 = the most severe symptoms/trouble you can possibly imagine).
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2Median values (q1–q3).
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3Wilcoxon’s signed rank test. Bold = statistical significance.