|
Variable
|
Compression group
|
Control group
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Mean circumference (cm)
|
|
Superior pole of patella
|
|
POD1
|
41.75 ± 2.90
|
41.61 ± 3.46
|
0.84
|
|
POD3
|
42.64 ± 2.88
|
42.56 ± 3.50
|
0.91
|
|
3w
|
40.19 ± 2.89
|
40.11 ± 3.57
|
0.91
|
|
POD1 change
|
2.22 ± 1.01
|
2.14 ± 0.86
|
0.71
|
|
POD3 change
|
3.10 ± 1.31
|
3.08 ± 1.12
|
0.95
|
|
3w change
|
0.66 ± 0.26
|
0.64 ± 0.25
|
0.80
|
|
Mid-line of patella
|
|
POD1
|
40.40 ± 2.66
|
40.26 ± 3.28
|
0.84
|
|
POD3
|
41.31 ± 2.62
|
41.03 ± 3.37
|
0.67
|
|
3w
|
38.97 ± 2.62
|
38.82 ± 3.25
|
0.82
|
|
POD1 change
|
2.09 ± 0.96
|
2.13 ± 0.93
|
0.81
|
|
POD3 change
|
3.00 ± 1.32
|
2.90 ± 1.27
|
0.73
|
|
3w change
|
0.66 ± 0.31
|
0.69 ± 0.26
|
0.56
|
|
Inferior pole of patella
|
|
POD1
|
38.08 ± 2.71
|
37.97 ± 3.22
|
0.87
|
|
POD3
|
38.88 ± 3.11
|
38.53 ± 3.54
|
0.63
|
|
3w
|
36.92 ± 2.81
|
36.73 ± 3.17
|
0.77
|
|
POD1 change
|
1.76 ± 1.14
|
1.79 ± 0.98
|
0.90
|
|
POD3 change
|
2.57 ± 1.63
|
2.35 ± 1.46
|
0.52
|
|
3w change
|
0.61 ± 0.36
|
0.56 ± 0.31
|
0.48
|
|
Thigh
|
|
POD1
|
46.23 ± 3.49
|
45.90 ± 4.19
|
0.68
|
|
POD3
|
46.87 ± 3.68
|
46.57 ± 4.22
|
0.72
|
|
3w
|
45.79 ± 3.46
|
45.53 ± 4.14
|
0.74
|
|
POD1 change
|
1.40 ± 0.71
|
1.26 ± 0.66
|
0.35
|
|
POD3 change
|
2.03 ± 0.96
|
1.93 ± 0.90
|
0.61
|
|
3w change
|
0.96 ± 0.61
|
0.89 ± 0.58
|
0.58
|
|
Calf
|
|
POD1
|
35.20 ± 2.44
|
34.95 ± 2.63
|
0.65
|
|
POD3
|
35.30 ± 2.52
|
35.07 ± 2.67
|
0.68
|
|
3w
|
34.82 ± 2.39
|
34.54 ± 2.46
|
0.60
|
|
POD1 change
|
1.12 ± 0.66
|
1.16 ± 0.62
|
0.83
|
|
POD3 change
|
1.22 ± 0.78
|
1.27 ± 0.70
|
0.75
|
|
3w change
|
0.74 ± 0.56
|
0.75 ± 0.43
|
0.95
|
- POD postoperative day, 3w 3 weeks after surgery
