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Table 1 Characteristics of the two populations

From: Prospective multicentre validation study of a new standardised version of the 400-point hand assessment

 

PATIENTS INCLUDED

PATIENTS EXCLUDED

Number of patients (total)

176

235

 Nancy

66

88

 Sion

58

81

 Saint Martin d’Hères

32

49

 Faro

20

17

Causes of exclusion

NA

 

 Age < 18 years

 

6 (2.5%)

 Bilateral injury

 

39 (16.6%)

 Central neurological injury

 

4 (1.7%)

 Psychiatric comorbidity

 

8 (3.4%)

 Planning impossible

 

49 (20.9%)

 Fluency in French or Portuguese

 

39 (16.6%)

 Refusal

 

8 (3.4%)

 Contra indication to 400-point HA

 

82 (34.9%)

Men

118 (67.05%)

157 (66.8%)

Women

58 (32.95%)

78 (33.2%)

Age (years)

Median + − SD

43.4 + − 13.2

44.3 + − 15.3

School education (n = 176)

  < 9 years

50 (28.4%)

 

  > 9 years

126 (71.6%)

 

Employment status (n = 176)

 Employee

135 (76.7%)

 

 Unemployment

25 (14.3%)

 

 Retired

12 (6.8%)

 

 Student

2 (1.1%)

 

 Housewife

2 (1.1%)

 

Occupation (n = 172)

 Worker/farm worker

80 (46.5%)

80 (34%)a

 Employee (office)

80 (46.5%)

70 (29.8%)a

 Manager/self employed

6 (3.5%)

16 (6.8%)

 Other

6 (3.5%)

58 (29.4%)a

Work capacity (n = 175)

 0%

143 (81.7%)

 

 Partial

8 (4.6%)

 

 Complete

24 (13.7%))

 

Hand dominance (n = 176)

 Right handed

162 (92%)

 

 Left handed

12 (6.8%)

 

 Ambidextrous

2 (1.2%)

 

Hand injured (n = 176)

 Right

93 (52.8%)

 

 Left

83 (47.2%)

 

Diagnostic (n = 176)

 Fracture hand/wrist

65 (36.9%)

62 (26.4%)

 Sprain/luxation

18 (10.3%)

22 (9.4%)

 Isolated tendon

23 (13%)

25 (10.6%)

 Complex lesion (>  3 structures)

26 (14.8%)

49 (20.8%)

 Others

44 (25%)

77 (32.8%)

CRPS (n = 176)

 Yes

50 (28.4%)

36 (15.3%)a

 No

126 (71.6%)

199 (84.7%)

Interval between injury and T0 (n = 163)

Days median + − SD

233 + −  460.3

 

Number of surgery (n = 176)

median + − SD

1 + − 1.22

 

Interval between last surgery and T0 (n = 143)

Days Median + −SD

109 + − 175.2

 

Pain at T0 before test (n = 175)

median + − SD

 

NA

 Average pain

3 + − 2.11

 Maximum pain

5 + − 2.76

Pain at T3 before test (n = 170)

median + − SD

 

NA

 Average pain

3 + − 2.17

 Maximum pain

5 + − 2.85

QuickDASH/100

median + − SD

 

NA

 T0 (n = 176)

52.2 + − 20.2

 T3 (n = 170)

40.9 + − 19.5

400-point HA (in %) at T0 (n = 176)

median + − SD

 

NA

Total score

60.3 + − 19.2

 Test n°1

63.8 + −16.9

 Test n°2

48.8 + −  25.3

 Test n°3

60 + −  25.5

 Test n°4

65 + −21.9

400-point HA (in %) at T3 (n = 170)

median + − SD

Total score

72.6 + − 18.7

NA

 Test n°1

71.9 + − 16.9

 Test n°2

57.1 + − 24.9

 Test n°3

80.8 + −  22.9

 Test n°4

83.3 + −21.05

  1. SD standard deviation, CRPS complex regional pain syndrome, QuickDASH Quick Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand, 400-point HA 400-point Hand Assessment, NA not applicable
  2. a Statistically significant difference