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Table 3 VAS pain scores in rest before and after treatment

From: Can diagnostic injections predict the outcome in foot and ankle arthrodesis?

 

Baseline VAS rest +/- SD

VAS rest at follow-up +/- SD

P-value

Group I

Pos-injection + surgery

3,5 +/- 2,4

1,3 +/- 1,4

<.001*

Group II

Pos-injection–surgery

3,1 +/- 2,1

3,5 +/- 1,8

.345

Group III

Neg-injection + surgery

1,8 +/- 1,7

0,4 +/- 0,7

.068

Group IV

Neg-injection–surgery

3,8 +/- 2,8

3,0 +/- 1,4

.289

  1. *Indicating a significant improvement (p < 0.05) from baseline to follow-up.
  2. Indicating a trend to improvement (p < .10) from baseline to follow-up.