Beneficial Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field during Cast Immobilization in Patients with Distal Radius Fracture

Table 3

Differences in wrist mobility and global grip strength between the PEMF and control groups after therapy.

	PEMF group (n = 27)	Control group (n = 25)	between groups
Range of wrist dorsal flexion (°)
Broken limb	26 ± 10.60	15 ± 6.85	0.0001
Unaffected limb	50 ± 0.0	50 ± 0.0	0.9927
Range of palmar flexion (°)
Broken limb	29.5 ± 9.17	19.8 ± 5.79	0.0003
Unaffected limb	60 ± 0.0	60 ± 0.0	0.9927
Global grip strength (kg)
Broken limb	4.5 ± 3.14	2.2 ± 1.52	0.0012
Unaffected limb	25.4 ± 10.72	19.4 ± 7.04	0.0344

PEMF: pulsed electromagnetic fields.