Table 6 Sub-group with lesion size < 4.4 cm: clinical outcome of enchondromas treated surgically or conservatively. Clinical score values are shown as mean with standard deviation (±SD)
|  | surgery group enchondromas (n = 27) (histologically diagnosed) | non-surgery group enchondromas (n = 87) (radiologically diagnosed) | significance (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
functional limitation score | |||
 rating scale 0–3 | 0.2 (±0.5) | 0.1 (±0.3) | 0.20 |
pain score | |||
 rating scale 0–10 | 0.7 (±1.4) | 1.1 (±1.8) | 0.48 |
satisfaction score | |||
 rating scale 0–10 | 9.1 (±1.4) | 9.2 (±1.2) | 0.84 |
MSTS score | |||
 rating scale 0–30 | 29.2 (±1.3) | 29.2 (±1.3) | 0.87 |