Table 1.

Different variables like hemoglobin (Hb), dressing change, early infection, ecchymosis, decreased range of movements, and duration of hospital stay.

Variable	Study group (n = 59)	Control group (n = 61)	Test of significance used	p value
Pre-operative hemoglobin	12.1678 ± 1.3220	12.1803 ± 1.2717	Two sample independent t-test	0.9563
Post-operative hemoglobin	9.8373 ± 1.5703	9.7918 ± 1.4163	Two sample independent t-test	0.8681
Dressing change within 24 h	7 (11.8)	3 (4.9)	Fisher’s exact	0.2043
Early infection	1 (1.69)	1 (1.63)	Fisher’s exact	1.0000
Ecchymosis	3 (5.08)	2 (3.2)	Fisher’s exact	0.6769
Decreased range of movements	2 (3.3)	6 (9.8)	Fisher’s exact	0.2727
Duration of hospital stay	5.12 ± 1.65	6.21 ± 1.74	Two sample independent t-test	0.0006*

^*Statistically significant.