Table 2 Pathologic joint/tendon regions at baseline with comparison of the dorsal vs. palmar sides

Joint regions

All (n = 435)

p-value (comparison of joint sides)

Wrist dorsal

44.8% (195)

< 0.001ª (dorsal > palmar, dorsal > ulnar)

Wrist palmar

30.1% (131)

Wrist ulnar

34.5% (150)

MCP2 palmar

34.5% (150)

-

MCP3 palmar

23.4% (102)

-

PIP2 palmar

10.1% (44)

-

PIP3 palmar

14.9% (65)

-

MTP2 dorsal

25.1% (109)

-

MTP5 dorsal

17.0% (74)

-

Wrist dorsal

43.0% (187)

< 0.001ª (dorsal > palmar, dorsal > ulnar)

Wrist palmar

26.9% (117)

Wrist ulnar

30.1% (131)

MCP2 dorsal

18.4% (80)

< 0.001^a (palmar > dorsal)

MCP2 palmar

27.8% (121)

MCP3 dorsal

13.3% (58)

< 0.001^a (palmar > dorsal)

MCP3 palmar

18.6% (81)

PIP2 dorsal

6.0% (26)

< 0.001^a (palmar > dorsal)

PIP2 palmar

10.8% (47)

PIP3 dorsal

6.2% (27)

< 0.001^a (palmar > dorsal)

PIP3 palmar

9.4% (41)

MTP2 dorsal

13.8% (60)

-

MTP5 dorsal

11.0% (48)

-

All (n= 435)

p-value (comparison of tendons)

EDC

30.1% (131)

< 0.001ª (EDC > FDS/P, EDC > ECU)

FDS/P

20.9% (91)

ECU

24.8% (108)

ET2

12.6% (55)

< 0.001^a (FT > ET)

FT2

18.4% (80)

ET3

10.8% (47)

< 0.001^a (FT > ET)

FT3

14.7% (64)

EDC

11.0% (48)

< 0.001ª (EDC > FDS/P, EDC > ECU)

FDS/P

7.8% (34)

ECU

10.6% (46)

ET2

3.9% (17)

< 0.001^a (FT > ET)

FT2

4.8% (21)

ET3

3.2% (14)

< 0.001^a (FT > ET)

FT3

4.4% (19)