Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n = 183)
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45 (SD 17) |
Female, n (%) | 122 (67) |
Right-hand dominant, n (%) | 167 (91) |
Injured hand, n (%) | |
Right | 84 (46) |
Left | 76 (41) |
Both | 23 (13) |
Diagnosis | |
Tendon entrapment | 47 (26) |
Hand/wrist fracture | 40 (22) |
Nerve entrapment | 28 (15) |
Tumor | 17 (9) |
Finger deformity from tendon injury | 11 (6) |
Joint arthritis | 10 (5) |
Joint dislocation | 7 (4) |
Ligament injury | 6 (3) |
Joint stiffness | 6 (3) |
Hand infection | 3 (2) |
Others | 8 (4) |
Education level, n (%) | |
Elementary school | 34 (19) |
Secondary/high school or equivalent | 65 (35) |
Diploma | 17 (9) |
Bachelor’s degree | 51 (28) |
Higher than a bachelor’s degree | 16 (9) |
Employment status n (%) | |
Employed | 107 (59) |
Unemployed | 46 (25) |
Retired | 30 (16) |