Table 4.
Comparison of improvement time of clinical symptoms among the three groups.
| Group | n | Improvement time of clinical symptoms/d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee pain | Swelling | Activity limitation | ||
| CG | 27 | 15.44 ± 1.12 | 8.96 ± 0.81 | 19.59 ± 1.12 |
| TCMG | 27 | 14.96 ± 0.85 | 8.48 ± 1.05 | 18.44 ± 1.12 |
| JG | 27 | 8.93 ± 0.78 | 5.93 ± 0.83 | 10.89 ± 0.85 |
| t0 | 1.775 | 1.887 | 3.768 | |
| P0 | >0.05 | >0.05 | <0.05 | |
| t1 | 24.790 | 13.640 | 32.230 | |
| P1 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
| t2 | 27.110 | 9.920 | 27.940 | |
| P2 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Note. T0, P0: the comparison between the CG and the TCMG; T1, P1: the comparison between the CG and the JG; T2, P2, the comparison between the TCMG and the JG.