Table 4. Comparison of pain levels using the Visual-Analog-Scale (VAS) between the groups.
Timeline | Median[IQR] | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | DLSA | 8.5 [1.0] | 0.374 |
LSA | 8.0 [2.0] | ||
1h postop | DLSA | 0.0 [0.0] | 0.061 |
LSA | 0.0 [0.0] | ||
3 days postop | DLSA | 1.5 [1.0] | <0.001 |
LSA | 3.0 [2.0] | ||
5 days postop | DLSA | 1.0 [2.0] | <0.001 |
LSA | 3.0 [1.0] | ||
10 days postop | DLSA | 0.0 [1.0] | 0.002 |
LSA | 1.0 [1.0] |