Platelet-rich plasma treatment improves postoperative recovery in patients with pilonidal sinus disease: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Table 3 Comparison of the patients with respect to the use of painkillers, pain-free walking time, and time taken to return to daily activities

	Group A	Group B	Group C	p
Quantity of painkillers needed	9.5 ± 4.3 10 (0–14)	3.4 ± 2.5 4 (0–10)	0.1 ± 0.3 0 (0–1)	< 0.001^α,β,γ
Pain-free walking time	6.4 ± 2.3 6 (3–12)	5.3 ± 2.3 6 (1–12)	2.7 ± 0.7 3 (2–4)	< 0.001^β,γ
Time taken to return to daily activities	16.3 ± 5.6 15.5 (7–30)	9.0 ± 4.5 8 (3–20)	3.0 ± 1.1 3 (2–5)	< 0.001^α,β,γ

^αThere was a significant difference between Group A and Group B after post hoc analysis
^βThere was a significant difference between Group A and Group C after post hoc analysis
^γThere was a significant difference between Group B and Group C after post hoc analysis

ISSN: 1471-2482