Table 2.

Comparison between groups for pain (VASr and VASm), swollen (VASs), joint goniometry, paracetamol use, scale of subjective improvement, and VAS for pain 48 hours after procedure. Values are mean (SD)/95% CI unless otherwise specified.

Time, Weeks	TH/LD Group, n = 30			LD Group, n = 30			p Intergroup
VASr							0.513^*
T0	6.1 (1.7)/5.5–6.7			6.1 (1.6)/5.4–6.7			T0
T1	2.6 (2.9)/1.6–3.7			1.7 (2.7)/0.7–2.7			T1
T4	1.3 (2.1)/0.5–2.2			1.6 (2.6)/0.8–2.5			T4
T8	1.4 (2.6)/0.5–2.4			1.6 (2.6)/0.7–2.6			T8
T12	0.8 (1.7)/0.1–1.5			0.9 (2.2)/0.2–1.6			T12
VASm							0.014^*
T0	6.5 (1.8)/5.9–7.1			6.6 (1.4)/6.0–7.2			T0
T1	3.9 (3.1)/2.8–5.0			4.1 (2.9)/3.0–5.2			T1
T4	2.8 (2.9)/1.7–3.8			3.0 (3.0)/1.9–4.1			T4
T8	1.8 (2.6)/0.7–2.8			4.0 (3.3)/2.9–5.0			T8
T12	2.2 (2.9)/1.1–3.3			4.0 (3.2)/2.8–5.1			T12
VASs							0.022^*
T0	3.0 (1.5)/2.4–3.5			3.0 (1.7)/2.4–3.5			T0
T1	2.0 (1.5)/1.5–2.6			2.1 (1.4)/1.6–2.7			T1
T4	1.4 (1.4)/0.9–1.8			2.0 (1.2)/1.5–2.4			T4
T8	0.7 (0.8)/0.3–1.1			1.8 (1.3)/1.4–2.2			T8
T12	1.1 (1.2)/0.6–1.5			2.0 (1.3)/1.5–2.4			T12
Flexion, °							0.528^*
T0	71.6 (20.4)/64.2–78.9			61.1 (19.8)/53.8–68.5			T0
T1	73.4 (22.8)/65.5–81.3			66.6 (20.6)/58.7–74.6			T1
T4	75.6 (22.3)/68.0–83.2			68.7 (19.1)/61.1–76.3			T4
T8	79.3 (21.1)/71.9–86.7			66.2 (19.4)/58.8–73.6			T8
T12	72.6 (25.1)/63.8–81.3			63.6 (22.6)/54.9–72.3			T12
Paracetamol use							0.784^*
T0	0.65 (1.12)/0.34–0.96			0.17 (0.45)/−0.14–0.48			T0
T1	0.90 (1.22)/0.55–1.24			0.31 (0.58)/−0.04–0.66			T1
T4	0.71 (1.15)/0.39–1.03			0.26 (0.49) /−0.06–0.59			T4
T8	0.81 (1.19)/0.47–1.15			0.30 (0.58)/−0.04–0.64			T8
T12	0.74 (1.25)/0.38–1.10			0.33 (0.60)/−0.03–0.69			T12
Improvement scale, n (%)							0.236^**
	Worse	Unchanged	Improved	Worse	Unchanged	Improved
T1	2 (6.9)	1 (3.4)	27 (90)	0	1 (3.3)	29 (96.7)
T4	0	1 (3.3)	29 (96.7)	0	4 (13.3)	26 (86.7)
T8	1 (3.3)	1 (3.3)	28 (93.3)	1 (3.3)	3 (10)	26 (86.7)
T12	2 (6.7)	1 (3.3)	27 (90)	1 (3.3)	5 (16.7)	24 (80)
VAS for pain 48 h after procedure, mean (SD)	3.5 (3.2)			3.8 (3.4)			0.825^***

↵* ANOVA for repeated measures.
↵** ANOVA for repeated measures for categorical variables.
↵*** Student t test. VAS: visual analog scale; VASr: VAS for rest pain; VASm: VAS for movement pain; VASs: VAS for joint swollen; TH: triamcinolone hexacetonide; LD: lidocaine.