Comparison between acupotomy and corticosteroid injection for patients diagnosed with different classifications of tennis elbow: a randomized control trial

Table 3 Mean visual analogue scale score (VAS) for pain at rest for group I (acupotomy) and group II (corticosteroid injection)

Follow-up	Mean (SD)VAS(Visual analogue scale) score (Pain at rest)		t	p value
Follow-up	Group I	Group II	t	p value
Preoperation	6.8 (1.6)	6.4 (1.3)	0.884	0.459
1 week	3.1 (2.0)	3.0 (1.7)	2.096	0.744
6 weeks	0.9 (1.0)	1.5 (1.2)*	3.763	0.034
24 weeks	0.41 (1.0)	1.2 (1.1)*	2.186	0.002
48 weeks	0.35 (0.9)	1.1 (1.1)*	1.897	0.002

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