Functional outcomes of three-corner fusion without triquetrum excision versus conventional four-corner fusion in scaphoid non-union advanced collapse G II and III in active patients: a prospective randomized control trial

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Table 3

Preoperative and postoperative assessment of both groups on follow-up.

	Preoperative						Postoperative
	Four corner (4CF) (N = 17)		Three corner (3CFT) (N = 17)		t*	P-value	Four corner (4CF) (N = 17)		Three corner (3CFT) (N = 17)		t*	P-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t*	P-value	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t*	P-value
Power grip (PSI)	8.24	1.60	7.88	1.41	0.68	0.50 NS	10.65	1.84	10.24	1.60	0.70	0.49 NS
Percent	0.63	0.07	0.65	0.05	1.09	0.28 NS	0.82	0.05	0.85	0.08	1.09	0.28 NS
Flexion	45.00	8.10	44.41	9.17	0.20	0.84 NS	37.06	8.11	36.76	8.28	0.11	0.92 NS
Extension	41.47	8.06	44.12	8.34	0.94	0.35 NS	33.53	8.62	35.59	9.50	0.66	0.51 NS
Radial deviation	8.53	3.43	9.59	4.15	0.81	0.42 NS	8.24	3.03	6.76	3.03	1.41	0.17 NS
Ulnar deviation	28.53	7.24	27.06	8.30	0.55	0.59 NS	24.71	5.72	20.88	6.67	1.79	0.08 NS
VAS	6.47	.62	6.35	0.79	0.48	0.63 NS	2.65	0.70	2.88	0.86	0.88	0.39 NS
MMW	49.12	4.04	47.65	7.73	0.70	0.49 NS	68.24	5.29	70.59	8.64	0.96	0.35 NS

Student’s t-test.

4CF: Four corner fusion, 3CFT: three corner fusion without triquetrum excision, S: significant, NS: Not significant, PSI: Pounds per square inch, VAS: Visual analogue scale, MMW: Mayo modified wrist score.

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