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Table 2 Measurements of pain for patients

From: Is fracture management merely a physical process? Exploring the psychological effects of internal and external fixation

 

IFG (n = 57)

EFG (n = 39)

t

P

Preoperative

6.96 ± 1.18

6.95 ± 1.03

0.07

0.945

7th day postoperative

2.02 ± 0.72

2.51 ± 0.68

-3.38

0.001

1st month postoperative

1.09 ± 0.66

1.38 ± 0.59

-2.25

0.027

3rd month postoperative

0.95 ± 0.58

1.05 ± 0.56

-0.87

0.384

  1. Notes IFG: Internal Fixation Group; EFG: External Fixation Group
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X