Table 3 Comparison of follow-up data between the two groups of patients
Follow-up data | Time | EB group (n = 33) | CS group (n = 34) | Independent group t-value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VAS | Immediately post | 5.82 ± 1.67 | 6.06 ± 2.10 | − 0.518 | 0.606 |
3 months post | 2.09 ± 1.18 | 3.32 ± 1.34 | − 3.985 | 0.000 | |
Last follow-up | 0.94 ± 0.75 | 1.00 ± 0.82 | − 0.317 | 0.753 | |
F value | 134.528 | 91.079 | |||
P value | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
AOFAS | Immediately post | 41.21 ± 8.04 | 41.41 ± 7.44 | − 0.106 | 0.916 |
3 months post | 78.09 ± 9.11 | 68.50 ± 8.89 | 4.360 | 0.000 | |
Last follow-up | 95.33 ± 5.70 | 92.70 ± 5.69 | 1.888 | 0.064 | |
F value | 525.355 | 422.517 | |||
P value | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
TFCS | Immediately post | 3.87 ± 0.55 | 3.93 ± 0.53 | − 0.443 | 0.660 |
3 months post | 3.96 ± 0.76 | 3.83 ± 0.63 | 0.772 | 0.443 | |
Last follow-up | 3.95 ± 0.75 | 3.88 ± 0.62 | 0.393 | 0.696 | |
F value | 0.147 | 0.230 | |||
P value | 0.865 | 0.796 | |||
TFOS | Immediately post | 7.97 ± 1.18 | 8.30 ± 1.06 | − 1.198 | 0.235 |
3 months post | 8.25 ± 0.97 | 8.28 ± 0.97 | − 0.108 | 0.914 | |
Last follow-up | 8.22 ± 1.18 | 8.21 ± 1.19 | 0.067 | 0.947 | |
F value | 0.726 | 0.095 | |||
P value | 0.488 | 0.909 |