[Table/Fig-6]:

Subjective assessment of pain in relation to standard and comma incision

Factors	Standard Incision		Comma Incision		Z	p value
Pain	No.	%	No.	%
Preoperative
Absent	20	100	20	100
Mild	0	0	0	0	.000	1.00
Moderate	0	0	0	0
Severe	0	0	0	0
Day 1
Absent	0	0	0	0
Mild	1	5	7	35	- 3.46	.001
Moderate	10	50	10	50
Severe	9	45	3	15
Day 3
Absent	0	0	0	0
Mild	7	35	3	25	- 3.09	.002
Moderate	8	35	11	50
Severe	5	30	6	25
Day 7
Absent	3	15	12	60
Mild	9	45	8	40	- 3.45	.001
Moderate	7	35	0	0
Severe	1	5	0	0