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Table 2 Conditions of 13 cerebral stroke patients’ wearing 3D printing fingerboards

From: The research on 3D printing fingerboard and the initial application on cerebral stroke patient’s hand spasm

 

Before wearing

3 weeks

3 months

Daily wearing time (h)

0

4.54 ± 2.60

4.77 ± 2.24

Pain degree (VAS)

2.0 ± 1.58

1.85 ± 1.34

1.69 ± 1.03

Skin (edema, allergy)

6 mild edemas

5 mild edemas, 1 swelling, no allergy

3 mild edemas, 1 swelling, no allergy

Gripping power index

0.018 ± 0.041

0.025 ± 0.054

0.032 ± 0.067

Range of motion

 Shortest distance from the fingertip to the palm print (mm)

  Active

14.02 ± 20.65

12.31 ± 16.07

11.46 ± 15.88

  Passive

6.15 ± 12.79

4.15 ± 10.53

3.85 ± 9.61

 Wrist joints (flexor)

  Active

2.62 ± 8.27

5.08 ± 11.6

5.83 ± 13.8

  Passive

41.2 ± 11.6

45.2 ± 11.3

45 ± 11.2

 Wrist joints (extensor)

  Active

1.0 ± 2.77

3.62 ± 9.83

3.85 ± 11.2

  Passive

35.5 ± 17.1

38.4 ± 15.8

39.8 ± 17.5

Hand movement mode

 Brunnstrom level

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

 The number of cases

0

6

4

3

0

0

4

5

4

0

0

1

7

5

0

Muscular tension (metacarpophalangeal joint, extend)

 MAS

1

1+

2

3

4

1

1+

2

3

4

1

1+

2

3

4

 The number of cases

0

0

9

3

1

0

0

9

4

0

4

3

4

2

0

  1. , P < 0.05