|  | Median (25th to 75th Quartile) | Difference in medians (95 % CI) |  | ||||
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Measurement | Time | Control (n = 10) | NPWT (n = 10) | p-valuea | ||||
Proximal interphalangeal joint | 24 h | 19.1 | (10.2 to 24.6) | −8.0 | (−14.1 to −0.6) | −27.1 | (−38.7 to −11.3) | 0.002 |
72 h | 14.6 | (4.7 to 23.2) | −10.2 | (−16.7 to 0.8) | −24.8 | (−44.7 to −7.7) | 0.002 | |
Distal interphalangeal joint | 24 h | 20.3 | (14.0 to 27.0) | −8.2 | (−11. to −1.4) | −28.7 | (−37.2 to −15.8) | 0.0008 |
72 h | 16.7 | (8.6 to 35.0) | −9.8 | (−12.0 to 2.7) | −26.5 | (−50.0 to −7.0) | 0.009 | |
Surgical site | 24 h | 11.0 | (7.2 to 19.0) | 3.1 | (1.5 to 6.3) | −7.9 | (−19.3 to −1.7) | 0.02 |
72 h | 11.6 | (6.2 to 18.6) | 1.5 | (−1.6 to 4.6) | −10.1 | (−22.7 to −1.4) | 0.04 | |
Joint proximal to surgical site | 24 h | 8.2 | (2.4 to 13.3) | 0.0 | (−0.6 to 1.0) | −8.2 | (−15.2 to −1.1) | 0.02 |
72 h | 5.6 | (1.5 to 8.9) | 0.0 | (−2.0 to 0.9) | −5.6 | (−11.4 to −3.6) | 0.16 | |
Joint distal to surgical site | 24 h | 17.7 | (10.5 to 30.9) | 2.1 | (−1.5 to 4.5) | −15.6 | (−33.1 to −3.8) | 0.007 |
72 h | 13.4 | (8.8 to 24.4) | 1.8 | (−2.6 to 4.4) | −11.6 | (−25.4 to −4.3) | 0.009 | |
Mid-bone of affected bone* | 24 h | 10.4 | (4.7 to 12.7) | 1.9 | (1.3 to 4.7) | −8.5 | (−12.7 to −0.6) | 0.05 |
72 h | 5.0 | (−0.3 to 18.8) | 0.6 | (−4.1 to 2.4) | −4.4 | (−20.9 to −1.8) | 0.11 | |
Average measurement | 24 h | 15.0 | (11.7 to 21.6) | −2.0 | (−3.5 to 1.4) | −17 | (−24.7 to −9.9) | 0.008 |
72 h | 14.0 | (7.2 to 19.4) | −2.5 | (−3.6 to 2.5) | −16.4 | (−24.5 to −6.8) | 0.0003 |