Table 2 Pain severity of intra-articular corticosteroid injections between treatment groups using Faces Pain Scale-Revised post-procedure scores
Patients | Pain severity | EMLA® or Numby® (n = 28) | EMLA® or Numby® + Buffered Lidocaine (n = 35) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 63) | Mild | 14 (50.0) | 23 (65.7) | |
Moderate | 10 (35.7) | 11 (31.4) | 0.2367 | |
Severe | 4 (14.3) | 1 (2.7) | ||
Male (n = 19) | ||||
Mild | 7 (77.8) | 7 (70.0) | ||
Moderate | 2 (22.2) | 2 (20.0) | 1.000 | |
Severe | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | ||
Female (n = 44) | ||||
Mild | 7 (36.8) | 16 (64.0) | ||
Moderate | 8 (42.1) | 9 (36.0) | 0.0260* | |
Severe | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) |