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VAS scores of patients pre-and post-operatively.
| Post-op time (months) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Pre-op | Post-op 24 h | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| Patients (n) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| VAS score | 7.4±3.2 | 7.6±3.0 | 2.0±2.6 | 2.0±2.7 | 1.2±1.3 | 1.5±1.3 | 1.4±1.0 | 2.5±0.8 |
| P-value | – | P=0.26 | P<0.001 | P<0.001 | P<0.001 | P<0.001 | P<0.001 | P=0.006 |
VAS scores presented as the mean ± standard deviation. P-value vs. pre-op. VAS, visual analog scale.
