Single Buried Intramedullary K-Wire Fixation in Nonthumb Metacarpal Shaft Fractures with Immediate Postoperative Mobilization without Any Immobilization

Table 2

Results.

Characteristics	2 weeks PO	6 weeks PO	Final
DASH score
Minimum	19.16	0.83	0
Maximum	66.6	23.27	8.33
Mean ± SD	41.5 ± 12.92	9.58 ± 5.69	2.66 ± 2.64
%TAF
Minimum	68.51	83.01	90.56
Maximum	88.88	100	100
Mean ± SD	77.02 ± 5.14	89.99 ± 4.76	97.97 ± 2.76
%Grip strength
Minimum	—	51.83	72.79
Maximum	—	90.27	97.87
Mean ± SD	—	66.96 ± 8.96	86.1 ± 6.25

PO: postoperative; DASH: disability of arm shoulder and hand; TAF: total active flexion.