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Table 2 Plasma d-dimer concentrations (mg/L) prior to TKA, then at 24 and 72 h after TKA

From: Effects of computer-assisted navigation versus the conventional technique for total knee arthroplasty on levels of plasma thrombotic markers: a prospective study

 

Navigation

Conventional

p-value

Baseline

0.55 (0.35, 0.98)ab

0.56 (0.36, 0.99)de

0.172

24 h after TKA

4.60 (3.10, 8.83)ac

7.19 (3.89, 14.38)df

0.001

72 h after TKA

3.11 (2.32, 3.99)bc

2.70 (2.06, 4.10)ef

0.531

24 h-baseline

3.97 (2.42, 7.78)

6.76 (3.17, 13.88)

0.002

72 h-baseline

2.43 (1.47, 3.36)

2.16 (1.40, 3.24)

0.446

  1. ap < 0.001; b p < 0.001; c p < 0.001; d p < 0.001; e p < 0.001; f p < 0.001 by Wilcoxon signed-rank test for post hoc analysis
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