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. 2022 Jun 25;9(3):158–164. doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnac025

Table III.

Response to injection association with PRO

Negative response
(N = 22)
Positive response
(N = 74)
P-value a b
VAS pain score (mean ± SD)
Preoperative 52.8 ± 22.6 55.1 ± 25.3 0.702
2 week Δ −16.5 ± 23.4 −12.3 ± 27.7 0.537
6 week Δ −33.1 ± 25.1 −31.6 ± 33.1 0.856
4 month Δ −33.8 ± 24.0 −39.7 ± 28.5 0.398
Final Δ −33.2 ± 33.2 −40.5 ± 28.6 0.314
PROMIS PI (mean ± SD)
Preoperative 59.1 ± 4.3 59.9 ± 6.2 0.583
2 week Δ 5.9 ± 7.1 4.6 ± 7.6 0.494
6 week Δ −3.3 ± 6.2 −4.0 ± 8.4 0.715
4 month Δ −5.2 ± 7.8 −10.6 ± 8.9 0.015
Final Δ −7.5 ± 10.4 −11.9 ± 8.4 0.045
PROMIS PF (mean ± SD)
Preoperative 42.6 ± 6.0 41.5 ± 5.7 0.416
2 week Δ −14.4 ± 8.4 −11.8 ± 7.4 0.179
6 week Δ 0.1 ± 6.7 0.2 ± 7.7 0.939
4 month Δ 4.1 ± 7.8 10.0 ± 10.6 0.023
Final Δ 7.8 ± 11.3 13.4 ± 10.7 0.037
PROMIS depression (mean ± SD)
Preoperative 45.7 ± 9.2 44.1 ± 10.1 0.518
2 week Δ −1.1 ± 7.2 −0.5 ± 7.5 0.724
6 week Δ −2.2 ± 7.2 −2.7 ± 7.1 0.773
4 month Δ −3.7 ± 7.0 −4.0 ± 7.9 0.884
Final Δ −0.9 ± 10.2 −3.5 ± 8.9 0.248

SD = Standard deviation; VAS = Visual Analog Scale; PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; ∆ = postoperative score − preoperative score; PI = pain interference; PF = physical function.

a

P-values calculated for each category using independent t-tests.

b

Boldface indicates statistical significance.