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Table 2
Primary outcomes.
| Control | Cryotherapy | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory data | |||
| CK (IU/L) | |||
| Pre-op. | 96.6 ± 63.7 | 107.0 ± 79.4 | 0.578 |
| Day 1 | 439.1 ± 201.4 | 467.1 ± 234.8 | 0.622 |
| Day 4 | 447.1 ± 233.6 | 525.7 ± 266.8 | 0.230 |
| Day 7 | 183.2 ± 106.8 | 181.9 ± 144.5 | 0.054 |
| Day 14 | 53.3 ± 13.6 | 67.5 ± 38.9 | 0.067 |
| Day 21 | 57.3 ± 15.4 | 60.5 ± 31.7 | 0.668 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | |||
| Pre-op. | 0.21 ± 0.24 | 0.13 ± 0.15 | 0.145 |
| Day 1 | 1.93 ± 0.93 | 1.50 ± 0.69 | 0.056 |
| Day 4 | 4.59 ± 3.05 | 4.57 ± 2.74 | 0.971 |
| Day 7 | 1.27 ± 1.06 | 1.42 ± 1.02 | 0.574 |
| Day 14 | 0.38 ± 0.37 | 0.44 ± 0.68 | 0.701 |
| Day 21 | 0.28 ± 0.27 | 0.32 ± 0.48 | 0.719 |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) | 784.7 ± 293.3 | 699.6 ± 296.2 | 0.268 |
| Pain VAS | |||
| Pre-op. | 29.3 ± 33.9 | 24.1 ± 28.5 | 0.536 |
| Day 4 | 9.3 ± 13.6 | 11.5 ± 19.3 | 0.624 |
| Day 7 | 7.1 ± 9.7 | 11.5 ± 17.3 | 0.243 |
| Day 14 | 5.4 ± 9.4 | 9.4 ± 17.8 | 0.294 |
| Day 28 | 1.2 ± 2.2 | 3.3 ± 7.1 | 0.342 |
| Thigh girth (the ratio of Post/Pre) | |||
| Pre-op. | 1 | 1 | |
| Day 4 | 1.067 ± 0.055 | 1.041 ± 0.038 | 0.045 |
| Day 7 | 1.047 ± 0.057 | 1.062 ± 0.045 | 0.267 |
| Day 14 | 1.006 ± 0.030 | 1.021 ± 0.048 | 0.156 |
| Day 28 | 1.007 ± 0.026 | 0.946 ± 0.270 | 0.246 |
| Total amount of dicrofenac sodium suppository (mg) | |||
| 72.2 ± 79.5 | 31.7 ± 60.9 | 0.070 |
Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation.
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