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. 2022 Jul 18;14(7):e26971. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26971

Table 2. Pain scores and opioid use of the saphenous nerve block and control study groups.

  Control (n=40) Saphenous Nerve Block (n=40) P-value
Opioid medications postoperatively 18 (45.0%) 12 (30.0%) 0.248
Morphine milligram equivalents 8.97 (3.98) 7.04 (4.00) 0.286
Visual Analog Score      
Preoperative 3.05 (2.34) 2.78 (2.50) 0.502
Immediate postoperative 2.66 (2.80) 1.57 (2.15) 0.090
1-day postoperative 3.2 (2.36) 2.67 (2.16) 0.331
7-day postoperative 1.75 (1.77) 1.96 (1.81) 0.561