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Table 3 The comparison of pre- and post-treatment clinical and physical examination results of patients considering the scores

From: Effects of intralesional pulsed radiofrequency treatment on pain in patients with calcaneal spur: results of 460 patients

Variables

Pre-treatment scores

Post-treatment scores

P value

Mean ± SD

Median

(min-max)

Mean ± SD

Median

(min-max)

Pain

16,5 ± 11,5

20(0–40)

21 ± 10,8

20(0–40)

< 0,001

Function

 Activity limitations, support requirements

8,9 ± 1,9

10(0–10)

8,4 ± 2,2

10(0–10)

< 0,001

 Maximum walking distance

3,8 ± 1,5

4(0–5)

3,7 ± 1,6

4(0–5)

0,296

 Walking surfaces

3 ± 1,7

3(0–5)

3,1 ± 1,6

3(0–5)

0,238

 Gait abnormality

6,4 ± 3

8(0–8)

6,4 ± 2,9

8(0–8)

0,901

 Sagittal motion

7,3 ± 1,8

8(0–8)

7 ± 2,2

8(0–8)

0,006

 Hindfoot motion

5,4 ± 1,6

6(0–6)

5,1 ± 1,8

6(0–6)

0,009

 Ankle-hindfoot stability

7,7 ± 1,4

8(0–8)

7,7 ± 1,5

8(0–8)

0,835

Alignment

9,7 ± 1,2

10(0–10)

9,6 ± 1,6

10(0–10)

0,036

Total AOFAS score

68,7 ± 16,2

75(18–100)

72 ± 17,2

75(0–100)

< 0,001

Wong Baker-pain score

6,2 ± 1,9

6(0–10)

5 ± 2,1

6(0–10)

< 0,001

  1. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test