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Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative Mallet scoring.

From: Does preoperative abduction value affect functional outcome of combined muscle transfer and release procedures in obstetrical palsy patients with shoulder involvement?

 

Mallet Classification

 

Abduction

External Rotation

Hand to Head

Hand to Mouth

Hand to Back

 

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Group I (n = 37)

2.8#

3.9*

2.5

3.9*

2.1#

3.6*

2.5#

3.5*

2.5

2.2*

Group II (n = 9)

3.5#

4*

2.8

4*

2.7#

4*

3.2#

3.5

2.8

2.1*

  1. "*" sign represents significant difference between pre and postoperative values in the groups and "#" sign represents significant difference between Group I and Group II.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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