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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At the time of hospital discharge, results were as follows : 1) the M-ADL group had significantly lower pain intensity scores (mean value of postoperative visual analog scale, 12. 3 mm + / - 0. 9 in the M-ADL group versus 24. 7 mm + / - 11. 5 in the control group [P < 0. 0001]) ; 2) the M-ADL group consumed significantly less analgesics : 57. 4 % of M-ADL patients versus 95. 9 % of controls received analgesics in the hospital, and 23. 5 % of M-ADL patients versus 55. 1 % of controls used analgesics at home (P < 0. 0001) ; 3) the M-ADL group had significantly shorter hospital stays (1. 37 + / - 0. 07 d versus 2. 53 + / - 0. 12 d in the control group [P < 0. 0001]) ; 4) the M-ADL group had a significantly higher degree of symptomatic leg elevation in the straight leg raising (mean postoperative straight leg-raising test, 64. 41 degrees + / - 1. 59 versus 57. 77 degrees + / - 1. 85 in the controls [P = 0. 02]) ; and 5) the M-ADL group lost significantly less postoperative work time (21. 67 + / - 0. 92 d versus 29. 47 + / - 1. 18 d in the control group).