Research Article
Beneficial Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field during Cast Immobilization in Patients with Distal Radius Fracture
Table 4
Differences in the evaluation of exteroceptive sensation between the PEMF and control groups during the study.
| Exteroceptive sensation | PEMF group (n = 27) | Control group (n = 25) | between groups |
| Monofilaments (g) | Before | 2.1 ± 0.72 | 2.2 ± 0.41 | 0.7555 | After 3 weeks | 1.7 ± 0.55 | 1.9 ± 0.49 | 0.1585 | value I vs. II | n.s. | n.s. | | After 6 weeks | 1.0 ± 0.19 | 1.6 ± 0.51 | 0.0013 | value I vs. III | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | |
| Dellon’s discriminator (mm) | Before | 2.4 ± 0.74 | 2.6 ± 0.65 | 0.3051 | After 3 weeks | 1.7 ± 0.66 | 2.3 ± 0.75 | 0.0098 | value I vs. II | p < 0.05 | n.s. | | After 6 weeks | 1.2 ± 0.42 | 1.8 ± 0.52 | 0.0018 | value I vs. III | p < 0.01 | 0.01 | |
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PEMF: pulsed electromagnetic fields.
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