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Table 4 Comparison between pre- and post-treatment assessment of group 2 as regards Green’s classification, finger extension, presence of nodules, locking, and hypervascularity

From: Extra-corporeal shock wave therapy versus local corticosteroid injection in treatment of chronic trigger finger in diabetic patients

 

Injection

Chi-square

Before

After

N

%

N

%

χ2

P-value

Green’s classification

I

0

0.00

9

36.00

15.550

 < 0.001**

II

10

40.00

12

48.00

III

15

60.00

4

16.00

Finger extension

No

10

40.00

5

20.00

1.524

0.217

Extend

15

60.00

20

80.00

Presence of nodule

No

15

60.00

18

72.00

0.357

0.551

Present

10

40.00

7

28.00

Locking

Negative

0

0.00

12

48.00

13.268

 < 0.001**

Positive

25

100.00

13

52.00

Hyper vascularity

Negative

24

96.00

25

100.00

1.020

0.312

Positive

1

4.00

0

0.00

  1. N, number; %, percentage; P > 0.05 NS; *P ≤ 0.05 S, **P ≤ 0.001 HS, chi-square test