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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Elastic pneumatic tourniquet cuff can reduce postoperative thigh pain after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized trial

 

Group E

(n = 48)

Group C

(n = 48)

P-value

Male/female

6 / 42

4 / 44

n.s

Age (year)

69.7 ± 4.5

71.9 ± 4.9

n.s

BMI (kg/m2)

27.0 ± 3.6

26.2 ± 4.9

n.s

Surgical time (min)

51.4 ± 13.0

50.0 ± 12.3

n.s

  1. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviations
  2. Group E elastic cuff group, Group C conventional cuff group, BMI body mass index, n.s not significant
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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