An exploratory study of two-dimensional shear-wave elastography in the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome

BMC Surgery

Table 4 Comparison of the elasticity values by using 2D-SWE according to the type of treatment

Type of treatment	2D-SWE (kPa, mean ± standard deviation)	p value
Fasciotomy (n = 5)		0.019⁽¹⁾
Affected side	172.3 ± 72.4	0.022⁽²⁾
Unaffected side	29.2 ± 2.7	0.022⁽²⁾
Conservative treatment (n = 4)
Affected side	34.1 ± 12.7	0.282⁽²⁾
Unaffected side	22.7 ± 3.5	0.282⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾Difference between intergroup (Affected side, Fasciotomy VS conservative treatment), the independent two-sample mean difference t-test was performed
⁽²⁾Difference between intragroup (Affected side VS unaffected side), the paired sample t-test was perform; A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant

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