Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Patient demographics and pain scores (VAS)
SRT | PT | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 25 | 25 | |
Gender male [no (%)] | 5 (20.0) | 4 (16.0) | 0.713 |
Age (years; mean ± SD) | 54.28 ± 11.17 | 55.56 ± 9.06 | 0.658 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 29.08 ± 5.35 | 29.57 ± 3.89 | 0.712 |
Smoking status [no (%)] | 7 (28.0) | 7 (28.0) | 1.000 |
Manual work (no %) | 18 (72.0) | 17 (68.0) | 0.758 |
Other illness [no (%)] | 13 (52.0) | 15 (60.0) | 0.569 |
Medication [no (%)] | 13 (52.0) | 15 (60.0) | 0.569 |
Dominant hand right [no (%)] | 20 (80.0) | 16 (64.0) | 0.208 |
Tourniquet time (min; mean ± SD) | 10.20 ± 2.78 | 10.20 ± 3.58 | 1.000 |
VAS score (mean ± SE) | |||
T0 | 3.92 ± 2.12 | 3.12 ± 2.05 | 0.181 |
T5 | 4.44 ± 1.80 | 3.88 ± 1.92 | 0.294 |
Tfinal | 4.96 ± 1.65 | 5.88 ± 1.48 | 0.043 |
Change in VAS score | |||
From T0 to T5 | 0.52 ± 1.56 [13.3 %] | 0.76 ± 1.96 [24.4 %] | 0.634 |
From T5 to Tfinal | 0.52 ± 1.33 [11.7 %] | 2.00 ± 1.83 [51.5 %] | 0.002 |
From T0 to Tfinal | 1.04 ± 1.59 [26.5 %] | 2.76 ± 2.05 [88.5 %] | 0.002 |