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Table 2.

The postoperative measurement of the circumference of the thigh.

The circumference of the thigh	Compression dressing (n = 34)	Standard dressing (n = 23)	P-value
1 day after surgery, cm
(1) Superior border of the patella	38.4 ± 3.0	38.3 ± 2.8	.86^a
(2) 5 cm above the superior border of the patella	39.2 ± 3.8	38.7 ± 3.2	.57^a
(3) 10 cm above the superior border of the patella	41.6 ± 4.5	41.8 ± 3.6	.87^a
(4) 15 cm above the superior border of the patella	45.0 ± 4.5	44.8 ± 3.8	.91^a
7 days after surgery, cm
(1) Superior border of the patella	39.4 ± 3.6	39.2 ± 2.4	.77^a
(2) 5 cm above the superior border of the patella	40.4 ± 4.1	41.1 ± 3.5	.55^a
(3) 10 cm above the superior border of the patella	44.3 ± 4.9	45.2 ± 4.1	.45^a
(4) 15 cm above the superior border of the patella	48.4 ± 4.8	48.9 ± 4.2	.74^a

Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation, unless otherwise stated.

P-values were determined with Student t test