A high rate of falls and traumatic fractures occurs after extensor mechanism reconstruction: a cohort study including both allograft and synthetic mesh grafts.

Arthroplasty · 2026 · PMC13224571 · PMID 42219522

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.114not close (p > 0.1)

While our findings suggest a higher rate of traumatic events in patients with lower postoperative extensor lag (< 10°) compared with those with greater extensor lag (> 10°), this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.114) and should be interpreted cautiously given the small sample size.

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