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Table 4 Mean values of assessment of tenderness during palpation for group I (acupotomy) and group II (corticosteroid injection)

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

Follow-up

Mean (SD) tenderness (Pain at palpation, kg)

t

p value

Group I

Group II

Preoperation

1.80 (0.59)

1.89 (0.53)

0.307

0.518

1 week

3.53 (0.93)

3.39 (0.92)

0.103

0.549

6 weeks

4.81 (0.60)

4.50 (0.57)*

0.269

0.029

24 weeks

5.50 (0.55)

4.93 (0.54)*

0.338

 < 0.0001

48 weeks

5.53 (0.53)

4.98 (0.50)*

0.963

 < 0.0001

  1. *means p<0.05