Table 2. Volumes, excess volumes, and Q-DASH scores at prespecified time points.
Before treatment | After treatment | 2nd month control | Intra-group | |
Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | p | |
Volumes (cm3) | 0.000a | |||
Group 1 | 3070±538 | 2795±468.9 | 2877±526.5 | 0.000b |
Group 2 | 3139±715.1 | 2900±623.5 | 3056±712.3 | 0.103c |
P value between groups | 0.673 | 0.465 | 0.273 | 0.000d 0.096e 0.000f |
Excess volume (%) | 0.000a | |||
Group 1 | 28±6.4 | 17.0±6.1 | 19.7±7.8 | 0.000b |
Group 2 | 28.5±6.0 | 18.6±6.0 | 22.9±7.4 | 0.045c |
P value between groups | 0.748 | 0.301 | 0.110 | 0.000d 0.000e 0.001f |
Q-DASH | 0.391a | |||
Group 1 | 48.0±21.7 | 43.4±20.6 | 39.9±18.9 | 0.030b |
Group 2 | 45.5±19.5 | 43.5±23.4 | 40.3±21.7 | 0.472c |
P value between groups | 0.641 | 0.989 | 0.931 | 1d 0.289e 0.617f |
SD: Standard deviation; Q-DASH: Quick-Disability-of-Arm-Shoulder-and-Hand Questionnaire; a: Before and after treatment for Group 1; b: Before treatment and control for Group 1; c: After treatment and control for Group 1; d: Before and after treatment for Group 2; e: Before treatment and control for Group 2; f: After treatment and control for Group 2 |