Table 3. Clinical assessment among two groups at respective follow-ups.

		Group I		Group II		Statistical analysis
1st follow-up (6 weeks)		N	%	N	%	χ2	p-value
	Pain	20	66.66%	19	55.88%	1.626	0.798
	Swelling (thumb)	11	36.66%	5	14.70%	0.011	0.083
	Swelling (fingers)	14	46.66%	7	20.58%	0.006	0.062
	Stiffness of fingers	4	13.33%	1	2.9%	0.042	0.162
	Stiffness of shoulder	3	10%	4	11.76%	1.026	0.689
	Tenderness	19	63.33%	14	41.17%	0.072	0.211
2nd follow-up (12 weeks)	Pain	12	40%	7	20.58%	0.047	0.171
	Swelling (thumb)	4	13.33%	1	2.9%	0.042	0.162
	Swelling (fingers)	5	16.66%	1	2.9%	0.012	0.086
	Stiffness of fingers	2	6.66%	1	2.9%	0.581	0.554
	Stiffness of shoulder	2	6.66%	2	5.88%	0.000	1.000
	Tenderness	13	43.33%	9	26.47%	0.141	0.292
3rd follow-up (24 weeks)	Pain	3	10%	1	2.94%	0.15	0.302
	Swelling (thumb)	2	6.66%	0	0%	0.036	0.151
	Swelling (fingers)	0	0%	0	0%	0.000	1.000
	Stiffness of fingers	1	3.33%	0	0%	0.163	0.313
	Stiffness of shoulder	1	3.33%	1	2.94%	0.000	1.000
	Tenderness	7	23.33%	3	8.82%	0.045	0.168