Table 3 Mean of VAS and AOFAS within group at difference time compared after baseline to 8 weeks follow up

 0 week

7.36

–

–

6.09

–

–

 2 weeks

1.97

−5.39

< 0.001

2.91

−3.18

< 0.001

 4 weeks

0.58

−1.39

< 0.001*

1.23

−1.68

< 0.001

 6 weeks

0.17

−0.42

0.142

0.37

−0.86

0.003

 8 weeks

0.08

−0.08

0.769

0.11

−0.25

0.382

 0 week

33.58

–

–

32.6

–

–

 2 weeks

68.22

34.64

< 0.001

60.20

27.60

< 0.001

 4 weeks

82.72

14.50

< 0.001

70.20

10.00

< 0.001

 6 weeks

91.75

9.03

< 0.001

92.24

22.04

< 0.001

 8 weeks

98.11

6.36

0.002

99.13

6.89

0.001