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  |       Group A  |       Group B  |       t  |       p  |    
|   volume of bleeding (ml)  |       76.38 ± 10.59  |       68.57 ± 8.28  |       3.4  |       0.01  |    
|   time of surgery (min)  |       61.28 ± 3.54  |       59.73 ± 3.10  |       1.92  |       0.58  |    
|   preoperative knee mobility  |       104.23 ± 6.45  |       104.07 ± 4.03  |       0.12  |       0.91  |    
|   knee joint motion 3 months after operation  |       124.80 ± 3.54  |       126.90 ± 1.90  |       3.21  |       0.02  |    
|   preoperative thigh circumference  |       2.01 ± 0.67  |       1.78 ± 0.60  |       1.48  |       0.14  |    
|   thigh circumference 3 months after surgery  |       1.52 ± 0.58  |       1.31 ± 0.46  |       1.73  |       0.09  |