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

Table 5 Mean pain-free grip strength (PFGS) values for group I (acupotomy) and group II (corticosteroid injection)

Follow-up	Mean (SD) pain free grip strength (PFGS, kg)		t	p value
Follow-up	Group I	Group II	t	p value
Preoperation	23.80 (3.90)	24.43 (4.74)	2.419	0.548
1 week	37.79 (5.00)	38.69 (4.39)	0.597	0.430
6 weeks	42.73 (5.01)	40.07 (4.15)*	3.318	0.020
24 weeks	46.28 (4.50)	42.48 (5.52)*	1.436	0.003
48 weeks	46.37 (4.21)	42.24 (5.51)*	3.143	0.001

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