Table 3.
Numeric rating scale (NRS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores of the groups
| NRS and WOMAC scores | Group P (n = 32) |
Group R (n = 32) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRS | ||||
| Baseline | 8.0 (7.0–10.0) | 8.5 (7.0–10.0) | 0.325 | |
| 1st week | 4.0a (1.0–9.0) | 4.0a (1.0–9.0) | 0.859 | |
| 1st month | 3.0a (1.0–9.0) | 4.0a (1.0–9.0) | 0.421 | |
| 3rd month | 4.0a (1.0–10.0) | 4.5a (1.0–9.0) | 0.729 | |
| WOMAC | ||||
| Baseline | 68.0 ± 9.1 | 69.8 ± 7.5 | 0.382 | |
| 1st week | 43.8 ± 15.7a | 42.1 ± 19.1a | 0.706 | |
| 1st month | 40.1 ± 18.9a | 40.9 ± 19.9a | 0.870 | |
| 3rd month | 42.1 ± 18.4a | 43.7 ± 18.9a | 0.725 |
Values are presented as median (min–max) or mean ± standard deviation.
Group P: phenol neurolysis group, Group R: radiofrequency ablation group.
aP < 0.001 compared with baseline values in each group.