| Parameter | Radiofrequecy group (mean ± SD) | Cold steel group (mean ± SD) | P-value |
| time of operation (minutes) | 14.68 ± 1.5562 | 31.87 ± 3.0572 | <0.0001 |
| amount of intra-operative blood loss (ml) | 23.56 ± 3.59 | 52.1 ± 8.08 | <0.0001 |
| Post-operative bleeding (cases) | 2 | 3 | 0.65 |
| Post-operative dehydration (cases) | 7 | 6 | 0.77 |
| Post-operative fever (cases) | 9 | 7 | 0.60 |
| median pain in the first day (VAS) | 4 | 4 | 0.27 |
| median pain in the 3rd day (VAS) | 3 | 3 | 0.23 |
| median pain in the 7th day (VAS) | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Days of analgesics use (days) | 5.23 ± 0.81 | 5.17 ± 0.87 | 0.62 |
| Days needed to return to normal diet (days) | 7.37 ± 0.84 | 7.24 ± 0.69 | 0.24 |
| Days needed to return to normal activity (days) | 3.68 ± 1.12 | 3.45 ± 1.17 | 0.16 |
| Healing after one month (cases) | 100 | 97 | 0.08 |