Table 3.

Grip strength values

		T0	T+5	Change	P-value
Dominant	PT [mean (std)]	37.8 (9.6)	36.7 (10.1)	-1.1 (0.5) [-2.96%]	P =0.183
	SRT [mean (std)]	39.3 (10.3)	37.0 (10.6)	-2.3 (0.3) [-5.7%]	P =0.049*
Non-Dominant	PT [mean (std)]	35.3 (8.3)	36.0 (9.0)	0.7 (0.7) [+0.83%]	P =0.405
	SRT [mean (std)]	38.7 (10.2)	36.3 (9.0)	-2.4 (1.2) [-3.88%]	P =0.002*

T0: Time 0. Grip strength measurement before the tourniquet application.

T5: Time 5. Grip strength measurement five (5) minutes after the tourniquet removal.

^*P<0.05. Statistically significant difference