Table 2 Patient satisfaction with treatment, interdigital corn recurrence, and pressure pain by treatment at each time point
Conservative treatment | Surgical treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Satisfaction at 3 months | |||||
Poor-Fair-Good | 18 | 64.3 | 3 | 9.7 | < 0.001* |
Very good | 7 | 25.0 | 13 | 41.9 | |
Excellent | 3 | 10.7 | 15 | 48.4 | |
Satisfaction at 6 months | |||||
Poor-Fair-Good | 20 | 71.4 | 0 | 0.0 | < 0.001* |
Very good | 4 | 14.3 | 7 | 22.6 | |
Excellent | 4 | 14.3 | 24 | 77.4 | |
Recurrence at 3 months | |||||
No | 6 | 21.4 | 30 | 96.8 | < 0.001* |
Yes | 22 | 78.6 | 1 | 3.2 | |
Recurrence at 6 months | |||||
No | 5 | 17.9 | 31 | 100.0 | < 0.001* |
Yes | 23 | 82.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Pain on pressure at pretreatment | |||||
No | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
Yes | 28 | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | |
Pain on pressure at 3 months | |||||
No | 5 | 17.9 | 27 | 87.1 | < 0.001* |
Yes | 23 | 82.1 | 4 | 12.9 | |
Pain on pressure at 6 months | |||||
No | 6 | 21.4 | 31 | 100.0 | < 0.001* |
Yes | 22 | 78.6 | 0 | 0.0 | |