Table 4

Preoperative and postoperative Mallet scoring.

Mallet Classification

Abduction

External Rotation

Hand to Head

Hand to Mouth

Hand to Back

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Preop

Postop

Group I (n = 37)

2.8#

3.9*

2.5

3.9*

2.1#

3.6*

2.5#

3.5*

2.5

2.2*

Group II (n = 9)

3.5#

4*

2.8

4*

2.7#

4*

3.2#

3.5

2.8

2.1*

"*" sign represents significant difference between pre and postoperative values in the groups and "#" sign represents significant difference between Group I and Group II.

Aydin et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:25   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-5-25