POD#4

POD#9

DVT (+) n (%)

DVT (−) n (%)

p-value

DVT (+) n (%)

DVT (−) n (%)

p-value

Pain

Distal femur

0

3 (16.7)

28 (21.2)

0.057

9 (50.0)

87 (65.9)

0.319

1

10 (55.6)

72 (54.5)

9 (50.0)

43 (32.6)

2

5 (27.8)

32 (24.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.5)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.1

1

0.5

0.4

Proximal tibia

0

3 (16.7)

44 (33.3)

0.072

15 (83.3)

85 (64.4)

0.166

1

9 (50.0)

70 (53.0)

2 (11.1)

43 (32.6)

2

6 (33.3)

18 (13.6)

1 (5.6)

4 (3.0)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.2

0.8

0.2

0.4

Swelling

Distal femur

0

1 (5.6)

11 (8.3)

0.042*

8 (44.4)

83 (62.9)

0.012*

1

8 (44.4)

74 (56.1)

9 (50.0)

49 (37.1)

2

8 (44.4)

47 (35.6)

1 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

3

1 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.5

1.3

0.6

0.4

Proximal tibia

0

0 (0.0)

20 (15.2)

<0.0001***

11 (61.1)

99 (75.0)

0.017*

1

7 (38.9)

87 (65.9)

6 (33.3)

33 (25.0)

2

10 (55.6)

25 (18.9)

1 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

3

1 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.7

1

0.4

0.3

Bruising

0

0 (0.0)

9 (6.8)

0.077

10 (55.6)

78 (59.1)

0.625

1

2 (11.1)

55 (41.7)

8 (44.4)

49 (37.1)

2

9 (50.0)

37 (28.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (3.8)

3

3 (16.7)

24 (18.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4

4 (22.2)

7 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

2.5

1.7

0.4

0.4

Local heat

0

1 (5.6)

18 (13.6)

0.217

16 (88.9)

106 (80.3)

0.105

1

9 (50.0)

79 (59.8)

1 (5.6)

25 (18.9)

2

8 (44.4)

35 (26.5)

1 (5.6)

1 (0.8)

3

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Index

1.4

1.1

0.2

0.8