Table 7 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 = 24) (histologically diagnosed) | non-surgery group enchondromas (n = 38) (radiologically diagnosed) | significance (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
functional limitation score | |||
 rating scale 0–3 | 0.3 (±0.6) | 0.1 (±0.4) | 0.06 |
pain score | |||
 rating scale 0–10 | 2.3 (±2.1) | 0.8 (±1.7) | 0.001 |
satisfaction score | |||
 rating scale 0–10 | 8.7 (±1.6) | 9.2 (±1.3) | 0.18 |
MSTS score | |||
 rating scale 0–30 | 28.2 (±1.7) | 29.2 (±1.5) | 0.007 |