Table 2 Comparison of patient characteristics between the tendon transfer and tendon graft groups
Variable | Tendon transfer | Tendon graft | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | SD | Median | SD | ||
Age (years) | 46.3 | 8.3 | 46.2 | 8.2 | 0.40 |
RA duration (years) | 11.2 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 0.36 |
Time from rupture to surgery(weeks) | 12.8 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 0.11 |
Follow-up (years) | 16.0 | 5.1 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 0.10 |
Extension lag (°) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 0.84 |
Range of motion (°) | 71.1 | 17.9 | 77.3 | 17.0 | 0.12 |
Pulp-to-palm distance (cm) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.51 |
Geldmacher score | 20.9 | 3.9 | 20.7 | 3.7 | 0.48 |
Overall satisfaction rate | 84.5 | 8.2 | 87.2 | 8.3 | 0.19 |