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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative pain index between two groups (x ± s, n = 30)

From: The effectiveness of a self-made modular elastic compression device for patients with a fracture of the tibia and fibula

Group

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Test group

4.7 ± 1.1

8.1 ± 2.2

3.5 ± 1.2

2.2. ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.2

Control group

7.6 ± 1.4

9.3 + 0.5

6.9 ± 1.5

5.4 ± 1.6

4.6 ± 1.5

3.7 ± 1.2

3.2 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0

P

< 0.05

> 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

  1. Visual analog scale (VAS) (28) was used for the assessment of pain. Clinical evaluation divides “0 ~ 2” into “Excellent”, “3 to 5” into “Good”, “6 to 8” into “Fair”, “> 8” into “Poor”