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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Analysis of the results for the SF-36 questionnaire (eight domains)

From: Preliminary clinical experience with hyaluronan anti-adhesion gel in arthroscopic arthrolysis for posttraumatic elbow stiffness

 

Mean difference (visit 2 − baseline) (95 % CL)

p value

Control (n = 16)

Hyaloglide® (n = 13)

Physical functioning

8.46 (1.83–15.09)

3.85 (−4.07–11.76)

0.34

Role-physical limitation

4.69 (−17.18–26.56)

−1.92 (−25.37–21.53)

0.66

Bodily pain

9.75 (−4.54–24.04)

9.92 (−1.73–21.58)

0.98

Perception of general health

−3.56 (−8.14–1.01)

−1.69 (−9.69–6.31)

0.65

Vitality

−0.94 (−7.26–5.38)

5.38 (−3.46–14.23)

0.21

Social functioning

4.69 (−3.33–12.71)

0.96 (−12.29–14.21)

0.59

Role-emotional limitation

−4.17 (−22.37–14.03)

17.95 (−8.84–44.74)

0.14

Mental health

3.73 (−4.05–11.52)

2.77 (−6.51–12.05)

0.86