POD#4

POD#9

DVT (+) n (%)

DVT (−) n (%)

p-value

DVT (+) n (%)

DVT (−) n (%)

p-value

Pain

Distal femur

0

2 (11.8)

35 (26.3)

0.066

14 (82.4)

102 (76.7)

0.837

1

11 (64.7)

88 (66.2)

3 (17.6)

30 (22.6)

2

4 (23.5)

10 (7.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.1

1.8

0.2

0.2

Proximal tibia

0

0 (0.0)

21 (15.8)

0.17

10 (58.8)

77 (57.9)

0.937

1

9 (52.9)

68 (51.1)

7 (41.2)

55 (41.4)

2

8 (47.1)

44 (33.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.5

1.2

0.4

0.4

Swelling

Distal femur

0

0 (0.0)

18 (13.5)

0.014*

11 (64.7)

111 (83.5)

0.062

1

8 (47.05)

86 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

22 (16.5)

2

8 (47.05)

21 (15.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3

1 (5.9)

8 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.6

1.1

0.4

0.7

Proximal tibia

0

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

0.001**

8 (47.1)

79 (59.4)

0.168

1

5 (29.4)

91 (68.4)

8 (47.1)

53 (39.8)

2

11 (64.7)

41 (30.8)

1 (5.9)

1 (0.8)

3

1 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.8

1.3

0.6

0.4

Bruising

0

0 (0.0)

13 (9.8)

0.024*

12 (70.6)

98 (73.7)

0.478

1

7 (41.2)

77 (57.9)

4 (23.5)

33 (24.8)

2

7(41.2)

21 (15.8)

1 (5.9)

2 (1.5)

3

1 (5.9)

18 (13.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4

2 (11.8)

4 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.9

1.4

0.4

0.3

Local heat

0

0 (0.0)

13 (9.8)

0.231

15 (88.2)

105 (78.9)

0.651

1

15 (88.2)

93 (69.9)

2 (11.8)

27 (20.3)

2

2 (11.8)

27 (20.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.1

1.1

0.1

0.8