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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 5 Comparison between GNB and IACSI groups according to decrease in OKS from baseline

From: Intra-articular corticosteroid injection and genicular nerve block under ultrasound guidance in pain control of knee osteoarthritis

Decrease in OKS

IACSI (n = 20)

GNB (n = 20)

p

Baseline—2 week

   

 Min.–Max

20–30

30–37

< 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

26.45 ± 3.61

33.50 ± 2.70

 

Baseline—4 week

   

 Min.–Max

15–25

25–32

< 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

20.10 ± 2.94

28.60 ± 2.60

 

Baseline—8 week

   

 Min.–Max

2–10

5–12

< 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

5.25 ± 1.48

8.5 ± 2.5

 
  1. p: p value for comparing between the studied groups
  2. *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
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