Determining the effective timing of an open arthrolysis for post-traumatic elbow stiffness: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Clinical evaluation of patients: postoperative data

Characteristics	ER	MR	LR	P value
No. of patients	31	78	24
Extension, °	6 ± 9	11 ± 14	9 ± 10	.205
Flexion, °	129 ± 11	125 ± 9	128 ± 9	.094
ROM, °	122 ± 18	114 ± 18	120 ± 17	.067
MEPS, points	93 ± 9	91 ± 10	94 ± 8	.350
Excellent, n	19 (61)	41 (52)	16 (67)	.329
Good, n	11 (35)	32 (41)	8 (33)
Fair, n	1 (3)	5 (6)	0 (0)
Pain VAS, points	0.9 ± 1.2	1.3 ± 1.7	0.8 ± 1.2	.227
Ulnar nerve symptoms (Dellon classification)				.497
None, n	25 (81)	65 (83)	17 (71)
Grade I, n	5 (16)	9 (11)	7 (29)
Grade II, n	1 (3)	4 (5)	0 (0)

ER early release group, MR median release group, LR late release group, ROM range of motion, MEPS Mayo Elbow Performance Score, VAS visual analog scale
The final postoperative follow-up in 2018, with the shortest and the longest follow-up periods at 12 months and 36 months, respectively
Categorical variables are presented as number (%)
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation

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