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Table 1 Ability to perform selected activities of daily living before surgery and at 3.5 [2] and 13-year review

From: Abductor pollicis longus tendon interposition for arthrosis of the first carpo-metacarpal joint. Long-term results

 

Pre-op

3.5 year review [2]

13 year review

n = 55

n =55

N =36

Yes

No

Same

Better

Worse

Same

Better

Worse

Open a car door

42

13

42

11

2

18

17 *

1

Use a doorkey

45

10

47

7

2

16

20 **

0

Open a jar of jam

13

42

36

14

5

20

13

3

Wring a cloth

25

30

30

21

4

21

15

0

  1. (Better = Unable before surgery, able at follow-up
  2. Worse = Able before surgery, unable at follow-up)
  3. * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.001 compared to 3.5 year review