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Table 1 Baseline patients’ demographics

From: Comparison of three cryotherapy techniques for early post-TKA pain control in terms of efficacy and patient satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Gel cold pack

(n = 36)

Cryo-cuff

(n = 36)

MCCD

(n = 36)

P-value

Age (years)

71.0 ± 1.2

71.0 ± 1.7

70.9 ± 1.2

0.927

Sex

   

0.797

 Female

31 (86.1%)

32 (88.9%)

31 (86.1%)

 

 Male

5 (13.9%)

4 (11.1%)

5 (13.9%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

27.6 ± 0.9

26.8 ± 0.8

28.4 ± 0.8

0.369

Operated side

   

0.898

 Left

19 (52.8%)

17 (47.2%)

20 (55.6%)

 

 Right

17 (47.2%)

19 (52.8%)

16 (44.4%)

 

Operative time (minutes)

71.3 ± 3.8

77.3 ± 3.8

69.4 ± 2.3

0.231

OKS

27.4 ± 1.6

27.0 ± 1.3

26.1 ± 1.3

0.821

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD for age, BMI, operative time, and OKS
  2. A P-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance among the groups (ANOVA)