Traditional Chinese medicine ointment combined with tuina therapy in treatment of pain and swelling after total knee arthroplasty

Table 3 Comparison of skin temperature between the two groups (°C)

Group	-3rd d	3rd d	7th d	14th d
Treatment, n = 40	37.34 ± 0.28	37.21 ± 0.26	36.93 ± 0.21	36.63 ± 0.31
Control, n = 40	37.29 ± 0.34	37.24 ± 0.32	37.09 ± 0.27	36.94 ± 0.32
t	0.755	0.422	2.968	4.423
P value	0.452	0.674	0.004	0.000

-3^rd d: 3 d before the operation; 3^rd d: 3 d after the operation; 7^th d: 7 d after the operation; 14^th d: 14 d after the operation.