Identifying prognostic factors for conservative treatment outcomes in servicemen with chronic exertional compartment syndrome treated at a rehabilitation center

Table 2 Baseline assessment and outcome measurements at 6 weeks (x ± SD)

Item	Successful (n = 25)			Unsuccessful (n = 20)
Item	Baseline	6 weeks	P value	Baseline	6 weeks	P value
Severity of leg pain on the VRS during capacity test	4.38 ± 2.22	1.22 ± 1.50	0.01	5.30 ± 2.60	4.88 ± 2.43	0.21
Severity of leg pain on the NRS at current moment	1.20 ± 1.16	0.68 ± 1.18	0.02	1.35 ± 1.98	1.20 ± 1.64	0.94
Severity of leg pain on the NRS for past week	3.76 ± 3.14	2.8 ± 2.24	0.14	3.95 ± 2.63	4.65 ± 2.54	0.39
Disability for activities on the PSFS	55.52 ± 23.72^a	16.10 ± 12.02^a	0.01	64.76 ± 17.66	39.61 ± 20.79	0.01

VRS Verbal rating scale, NRS Numeric rating scale, PSFS Patient specific functional scale
^arepresents significant difference between successful group and unsuccessful group

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