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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the study group versus the control group, there were increased knee flexion measurements on postoperative day 7 (84 degrees vs 69 degrees, P <. 05) ; smaller thigh circumference measurements on postoperative day 7 (36. 8 vs 40. 1 cm, P <. 05) ; smaller leg circumference measurements on postoperative days 3 (33. 2 vs 36. 4 cm, P <. 05), 5 (32. 7 vs 36. 0 cm, P <. 05), and 7 (31. 8 vs 35. 7 cm, P <. 001) ; and a lower visual analog scale score on postoperative days 3 (40. 38 vs 57. 50, P =. 001), 5 (38. 46 vs 60. 35, P =. 001), and 7 (38. 07 vs 61. 43, P =. 001).